PRACTICAL OUTPUT CHECKS · AUSTRALIA
Check the customer copy and choose capabilities you actually need
Occasional invoices can stay free. A busy manual workflow may need higher exports or file packs. Neither a PDF template nor a VIP plan automatically provides recurring sending, payment collection or verified accounting import.
What does your busiest invoicing day need?
Free, VIP and outside this workflow
| Need | Current product boundary |
|---|---|
| PDF/image export | Local free 3/day; signed-in free 5/day. VIP offers higher manual export allowance under normal use. |
| Saved customers | Free 20; VIP 500. Saving/basic history are not paid-exclusive. |
| Watermark removal / selected-history CSV / file packs | Verified VIP capabilities, useful only when your actual task needs them. |
| Automatic recurring sending or collecting customer payments | Not provided by this manual invoice workflow. Buying VIP is not a substitute for those features. |
| Xero-ready CSV | A handoff file, not a live connection or guaranteed import. Current AccountCode output is blank; confirm your organisation mapping before import. |
Check a typed source-to-customer-copy table
All examples are fictional and deliberately contain differences. This compares literal text after trimming outside spaces. A difference can be intentional; 180 and 180.00 are different text. It does not inspect a PDF, translate descriptions, verify payments or decide tax requirements.
Headers: field,source_value,customer_copy,required. required: yes/no is your checklist choice, not a legal rule. Maximum 500 rows / 100,000 characters. Never import fictional placeholders into accounting software.
These new-page checks process input in browser code without uploading or saving it to an ABN Invoice account. Your browser may restore form values. Existing page/CTA analytics is separate and does not receive these input values. Review downloads are not invoices or successful invoice exports.
11 filled handoff cases
The summaries below belong to fixed fictional examples, not edits made in the live form. All ABN, biller and accounting-mapping placeholders are intentionally non-production data.
FICTIONAL FIELD-COPY CASE
Phone: correct attachment and recipient
Two filenames look alike, but belong to different customers. Check the actual file and recipient manually; the CSV cannot open an attachment.
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- Missing checklist-required values
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field,source_value,customer_copy,required Filename,INV-02-CLIENT-A.pdf,INV-02-CLIENT-B.pdf,yes Recipient,[email protected],[email protected],yes Invoice reference,INV-02-A,INV-02-A,yes
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FICTIONAL FIELD-COPY CASE
ABN template: issuer changed during copying
Identity text differs. The ABN text is an explicit placeholder, not a valid example ABN or a registration check. Confirm your real business details separately.
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field,source_value,customer_copy,required Issuer name,Example Service Co,Old Example Co,yes Issuer ABN,YOUR CONFIRMED ABN,OLD PLACEHOLDER,yes Customer,Example Client A,Example Client A,yes
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FICTIONAL FIELD-COPY CASE
Confirmed tax case: heading and copied totals
This fictional case assumes the tax treatment was already independently confirmed. Three text fields differ. No GST arithmetic or legal eligibility is calculated here.
- Fields checked
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- Text differences
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- Missing checklist-required values
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field,source_value,customer_copy,required Document heading,Tax Invoice,Invoice,yes GST value,20.00,0.00,yes Total value,220.00,200.00,yes
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FICTIONAL FIELD-COPY CASE
Confirmed no-GST case: copied document label
The case assumptions say no GST is added, but the copied heading and tax note differ. Review the actual tax choice separately; matching this table does not certify an invoice.
- Fields checked
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field,source_value,customer_copy,required Document heading,Invoice,Tax Invoice,yes Tax note,No GST added in this confirmed case,GST added,yes Customer,Example Client A,Example Client A,yes
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FICTIONAL FIELD-COPY CASE
Word edit: draft file mistaken for final PDF
A filename and revision label point to the wrong working copy. This checks your typed checklist, not a Word file or PDF contents.
- Fields checked
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- Text differences
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- Missing checklist-required values
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field,source_value,customer_copy,required Final filename,INV-W-FINAL.pdf,INV-W-DRAFT.docx,yes Revision,approved-v2,draft-v1,yes Customer,Example Client W,Example Client W,yes
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FICTIONAL FIELD-COPY CASE
Spreadsheet: a reference loses leading zeros
The literal customer reference changes from 00071 to 71. The amount also differs as text, although 180 and 180.00 may be numerically equal. Decide intentionally; no automatic correction is made.
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field,source_value,customer_copy,required Customer reference,00071,71,yes Amount representation,180.00,180,yes Customer,Example Client E,Example Client E,yes
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FICTIONAL FIELD-COPY CASE
PDF: completed document or blank template
The issuer and invoice reference are blank in the typed customer-copy checklist. Open the actual PDF to confirm. A template download is not evidence of an invoice successfully created.
- Fields checked
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- Text differences
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- Missing checklist-required values
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field,source_value,customer_copy,required Issuer name,Example Service Co,,yes Invoice reference,INV-PDF-01,,yes Filename,INV-PDF-01.pdf,blank-template.pdf,yes
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FICTIONAL FIELD-COPY CASE
Deposit: request is not a verified receipt
The source working record says the deposit is requested, not received. The copied document says receipt/paid. The checker flags wording only; it cannot see a bank transaction.
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field,source_value,customer_copy,required Document purpose,Deposit payment request,Receipt,yes Payment state,Not verified as received,Paid,yes Amount requested,200.00,200.00,yes
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FICTIONAL FIELD-COPY CASE
Receipt: link to the correct paid invoice
This fictional record assumes the payment was independently verified. The receipt draft points to a different invoice and lacks the recorded payment date. No receipt is created here.
- Fields checked
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- Text differences
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- Missing checklist-required values
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field,source_value,customer_copy,required Paid invoice reference,INV-A,INV-B,yes Recorded payment date,2026-10-08,,yes Recorded payment amount,180.00,180.00,yes
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FICTIONAL FIELD-COPY CASE
BPAY note: preserve verified instruction text
Placeholders stand for instructions you have independently verified. The tool does not provide a biller code, validate BPAY references or collect payment.
- Fields checked
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- Text differences
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- Missing checklist-required values
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field,source_value,customer_copy,required Biller instruction,CONFIRMED BILLER CODE,OLD BILLER CODE,yes Customer reference,000012345,12345,yes Payment channel,BPAY,BPAY,yes
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FICTIONAL FIELD-COPY CASE
Accounting CSV: organisation-specific mapping
ABN Invoice has a VIP Xero-ready CSV handoff, not a live Xero connection. Its current AccountCode output is blank. Confirm the destination account code and tax name with your bookkeeper and current Xero template. These placeholders must not be imported unchanged.
- Fields checked
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- Text differences
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field,source_value,customer_copy,required AccountCode,REPLACE WITH CONFIRMED ORG CODE,,yes TaxType,REPLACE WITH CONFIRMED ORG TAX NAME,BAS Excluded,yes InvoiceNumber,INV-CSV-01,INV-CSV-01,yes
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Review the actual output in the original tool
Use confirmed details, open the preview and check the real exported PDF/image. Chinese interface labels do not translate text you type. For repeat-client billing cutoffs, use the separate planner; for PDF/image file duplication and references, use the record workbench.
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Sources and limits
Invoice and receipt purposes are different; a copied paid label cannot verify a payment. Tax examples assume treatment already confirmed elsewhere. These checks do not certify compliance or prescribe account codes. business.gov.au: invoice guide · receipts and proof of purchase · Xero Central: use the current import template.
Capability snapshot checked 15 October 2026 against current product code; no account-specific entitlement or billing action is performed here.