UK VAT Invoice Generator

HMRC-compliant VAT invoices in seconds. Standard, reduced, zero-rated and exempt items — plus reverse-charge support for CIS and cross-border B2B services.

Your Business

Customer

Line Items

Notes & Preview

Invoice details

Invoice number *

Payment terms

Invoice date *

Tax point (if different from invoice date)

Due date (optional)

Your business (supplier)

Business name *

Address *

UK VAT number *

Company number (optional)

Email (optional)

Phone (optional)

Invoice summary

Net£0

VAT£0

Total£0

Continue through each step to generate your invoice.

For Making Tax Digital compliance and quarterly returns you must use HMRC-recognised software. This generator produces a valid VAT-invoice PDF only.

What HMRC requires on a VAT invoice

Required fields (full VAT invoice)

If you are VAT-registered, every invoice you issue for a taxable supply must include:

A unique, sequential invoice number
The invoice date and the tax point (time of supply) if different
Your business name, address, and VAT registration number
The customer’s name and address
A clear description of the goods or services supplied
For each item: quantity, unit price, the VAT rate applied, and the amount before VAT
The total before VAT, the total VAT due, and the total amount including VAT
The rate of any cash discount offered

Simplified VAT invoice

If the total is under £250 including VAT and the customer is not registered for VAT, you can issue a simplified invoice. It must show your name, address, VAT number, the date of supply, a description of the goods or services, the VAT rate(s), and the total amount payable. You don’t have to break out the VAT amount or list the customer’s details.

Reverse charge

For domestic CIS construction services (since March 2021) and certain cross-border B2B services, the customer accounts for the VAT directly to HMRC instead of paying it to you. The invoice must clearly state “Reverse charge: customer to pay VAT to HMRC” (or equivalent wording) and show £0 VAT. Tick the reverse-charge option on the form and the wording is added automatically.

VAT rates 2025/26

Standard rate — 20%: most goods and services
Reduced rate — 5%: children’s car seats, domestic energy, some health and welfare
Zero rate — 0%: most food, books, children’s clothes, public transport (still on the VAT return)
Exempt: insurance, financial services, some education and health (not on the VAT return)
Outside the scope: not subject to UK VAT at all (e.g. wages, statutory fees)

Record-keeping

You must keep your VAT invoices for at least 6 years. From April 2026, sole traders and landlords with income above £50,000 must use Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax and submit quarterly updates using HMRC-compatible software. The threshold drops to £30,000 from April 2027 and to £20,000 from April 2028. payslipmaker.uk is a document generator — it does not submit returns or store records, so you’ll still need MTD-compliant software for filing.