UK VAT Invoice Template

Generate a fully HMRC-compliant VAT invoice in under a minute. Includes per-rate VAT breakdown and optional reverse-charge wording for B2B EU/CIS work.

Supplier (you)

Business name

Address

VAT registration no.

Company no. (optional)

Bank / payment details

Customer

Customer name

Customer address

Customer VAT no. (required for reverse charge)

Invoice

Unique invoice number

Currency

Issue date

Tax point (supply date)

Due date

Apply VAT reverse charge (B2B services to/from VAT-registered customer)

When ticked, VAT is set to 0% on all lines and the required reverse-charge wording is added to the invoice.

Line items

Description	Qty	Unit (net)	VAT %

VAT rates: 20% standard, 5% reduced (e.g. domestic energy), 0% zero-rated (e.g. most food, books).

Notes

What HMRC requires on a full VAT invoice

If you're VAT-registered, every invoice you issue must include the items listed below (HMRC, VAT guide (Notice 700)):

A unique, sequential invoice number.
Your business name, address and VAT registration number.
The customer's name and address.
The invoice date and the tax point (date of supply) if different.
A description of the goods or services.
For each item: quantity, unit price (excluding VAT), VAT rate applied and amount excluding VAT.
The total net amount, total VAT and the VAT breakdown by rate.
The total amount payable.

Reverse charge — when to use it

The reverse-charge mechanism shifts the obligation to account for VAT from the supplier to the customer. It applies to most B2B services supplied to a VAT-registered business in another country, and to certain UK-domestic situations such as the construction industry CIS reverse charge.

When reverse charge applies, you must show 0% VAT on the invoice and include wording such as "Reverse charge: customer to account for VAT to HMRC". This template adds the wording automatically when the reverse-charge box is ticked.

Simplified VAT invoices

For supplies under £250 (including VAT) you can issue a simplified invoice. This template is for full invoices, which are valid at any value.

This page is general guidance, not tax advice. Refer to gov.uk for current rules.