The business
Ezy Prime sells tools "designed by tradies". The homepage shows two carpenters at a mitre saw, calls the range "Australian construction site tough" and links to a How to use page, an Ambassadors menu and a package tracker. The shop joined Avada PDF Invoice in 2023. The app has sent more than 23,000 documents since.
Invoicing in Australia
A tradie who buys a tool bag is buying for the business. A buyer registered for GST can claim back the GST in the price, but only while holding a valid tax invoice. That invoice needs the words "tax invoice", the seller's ABN, the date, a description of the goods and the GST amount. At $1,000 or more the buyer's name or ABN is required too.
Under $82.50 a seller issues one only on request. Above that, buyers expect it without asking, and a shop selling tools by the cart crosses the line regularly. Buyers can claim GST credits for up to four years back, which means the document has to stay retrievable long after the order ships. When a customer loses the email and asks again, the shop has 28 days to supply the same document, with the same number and the same total. A PDF by email qualifies, because the ATO accepts tax invoices in electronic form. Buyers keep them for five years.
How Ezy Prime uses the app
Ezy Prime uses Blue Invoice in English and Australian dollars. Five templates sit in the account for the invoice, a refund, a packing slip, an order document and a quote. Invoices go to customers by email automatically. Most of the set shares the Blue look, with Blue Refund, Blue Packing Slip and Blue Order next to the invoice, so a customer holding two documents sees one brand. Blue Invoice is a plain layout that suits people who want the numbers and little else.
In the sample, which is invented, the seller block comes first with the ABN under the address, and the title, invoice number and date follow on the right. Payment address and payment method share a row of coloured bars. A bit set, a wristband, a tool bag and three tape measures make up the order, each line with its SKU so a second crew can reorder the same kit. The subtotal is $231.00. Includes GST (10%) shows $21.00, and the grand total stays at $231.00. The buyer is fictional and the ABN is zeros.
Results
The account shows 23,000+ documents sent since 2023 on one layout, with five document types set up beside it. That covers a refund, a quote request and a "can you resend my invoice" email from the same place. We have no time-saving figure for the shop and claim none.
Try it
Choose a layout, enter your ABN and turn on the GST line in Avada PDF Invoice. The Shopify App Store listing includes a free trial.