The business
PTP Fitness sells what it calls integrated strengthwear. The homepage carries a "Get more from every move" line, a shop-the-first-drop button, a training app link and a row of team logos that includes Australian national sides and clubs. A pop-up offers 10% off a first order. The store runs on Shopify Plus with an AU region selector at the top. It has used Avada PDF Invoice since 2021. The app has sent about 2,700 documents for the store.
Invoicing in Australia
Most customers here are individuals. They pay a GST-inclusive price, and for them an invoice works as a receipt. A club, a gym or an employer buying in bulk changes that. A GST-registered business can claim back the GST on purchases, and to do it needs a tax invoice with the seller's ABN, the date, a description of the goods and the GST amount. Any sale above $82.50 obliges the seller to supply one within 28 days of a request. At $1,000 or more the buyer's name or ABN is required as well.
Registration is compulsory once annual turnover reaches $75,000. Electronic invoices are fine. The ATO accepts a PDF sent by email, and records stay on file for five years. A returned top creates a second document, which Australia calls an adjustment note, and it should point back to the original sale.
How PTP Fitness uses the app
PTP keeps its setup small. It runs the Venice Invoice template in English, a language the app took from the shop's primary locale, and prices in Australian dollars. The account holds two templates, an invoice and a refund, and the refund uses the Blue Refund layout. An invoice and its credit can come from two designs, as long as both carry the ABN and the order number.
Venice puts the supplier details in a column of their own, with the ABN under the address and the order number below the title in the top right corner. The sample on this page is invented, with a zeros ABN and a buyer who does not exist. Payment and shipping addresses sit side by side, which helps when a club pays from one place and ships to another. The order holds a training top, shorts, calf sleeves and socks. The subtotal is $308.00, Includes GST (10%) is $28.00 and the grand total is $308.00.
Results
With about 2,700 documents sent, PTP has the smallest total of the five Australian stories. It installed the app in 2021 all the same. An invoice and a refund cover both ends of an order, and a shop gains little from a long template list it will never open. We have no time-saving numbers from this shop and claim none.
Try it
Choose Venice or another layout, add your ABN and turn on the GST line in Avada PDF Invoice. The Shopify App Store listing offers a free trial.