South Africa
When setting up your remit-to address, your VAT ID must begin with 4, followed by nine digits, for example: 4012345678
All tax amounts must include the alternateAmount and alternateCurrency attributes. The alternate currency must be set to ZAR. See Providing Amounts in Local Currency for more info.
When adding a tax exempt line or creating a reverse change invoice, add this element to your cXML:
<Description xml:lang="en-US">Line level exemption reason</Description>
Include the <Description> element immediately after <tax-amount>. It's required when the TaxDetails category contains an exemption. For more information, see Add Tax Exemption Details to an Invoice.
The following extrinsics are required to send a compliance-assured South African invoice. You may require additional extrinsics specific to your industry or billing situation:
ExchangeRateEarlyPaymentProvisions
Other extrinsics may be required based on your specific invoicing scenario. See Adding Extrinsics to Your Invoice for more info.
Credit memos must include an Original Invoice Number, Original Invoice Date, and a Credit Reason.
Article type: Reference
- SA Simple Backed Invoice (Quantity Based)Sample cXML quantity-based, PO-backed invoice and the corresponding PDF version for South Africa.
- SA Simple Unbacked Invoice (Contract Based)Sample cXML unbacked invoice that's based on a contract and the corresponding PDF version for South Africa.
- SA Simple Credit Note for Backed InvoiceSample cXML credit note for backed invoices and the corresponding PDF version for South Africa.
- SA Simple Credit Note for Unbacked InvoiceSample cXML credit note for unbacked invoices and the corresponding PDF version for South Africa.
- SA Invoice with Payment TermSample cXML invoice with payment terms and the corresponding PDF version for South Africa.
- SA Invoice with Multiple Lines and PO ReferencesSample cXML invoice with lines that reference multiple PO's, and the corresponding PDF version for South Africa.
- SA Invoice with Line Level TaxationSample cXML invoice with line level taxation and the corresponding PDF version for South Africa.
- SA Invoice with DiscountSample cXML invoice with a discount and the corresponding PDF version for South Africa.
- SA Invoice With Custom Fields (Extrinsic)Sample cXML invoice with custom fields (a.k.a. extrinsics) and the corresponding PDF version for South Africa.
- SA Invoice With Line Level Custom Fields (Extrinsic)Sample cXML invoice with line level custom fields (a.k.a. extrinsics) and the corresponding PDF version for South Africa.
- SA Invoice with Line Level Taxation - VAT ExemptSample cXML invoice with VAT exemption for South Africa.