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PINT A-NZ: Peppol e-invoices for Australia and New Zealand from GrandTotal

Since 15 May 2025 the Australian and New Zealand Peppol network accepts only one invoice format: PINT A-NZ Billing. GrandTotal creates invoices and credit notes in exactly this format on the Mac, with your ABN or NZBN, the A-NZ GST categories and your local bank details. Available with GrandTotal L, XL & Classic.

What PINT A-NZ is

PINT is the Peppol International invoice model, PINT A-NZ its specialisation for Australia and New Zealand. It replaced the earlier A-NZ Peppol BIS 3.0, which was retired in May 2025. The network is run by two Peppol Authorities: the ATO in Australia and MBIE in New Zealand. Delivery works like Peppol everywhere else: from your access point straight to the recipient's, no portal in between.

Why send one

E-invoicing is not mandatory for businesses, but government pays faster for it. Commonwealth agencies settle Peppol e-invoices under $1 million within 5 days instead of the usual 20-day terms. In New Zealand, since 1 January 2026 agencies handling more than 2,000 invoices a year receive e-invoices and pay them within 5 business days.

What goes into the invoice

  • ABN or NZBN of both parties as Peppol identifier and legal registration (scheme 0151 for the ABN, 0088 for the NZBN). Without it the recipient's access point rejects the file.
  • Buyer reference or purchase order number: one of the two is required.
  • GST by category: standard, zero-rated, GST-free export, input taxed (Australia) or exempt (New Zealand), out of scope. GrandTotal derives the category from the tax rule of each line.
  • Payment by local credit transfer: account number and, in Australia, the BSB.

Setup in GrandTotal

  1. Under Preferences → Identification, enter your ABN or GST number as VAT/Sales Tax-ID and your ABN or NZBN as Legal registration ID, written as 0151: followed by the 11-digit ABN or 0088: followed by the 13-digit NZBN. Under Bank, the account number goes into the IBAN field and the BSB into the BIC field.
  2. On the client, open ⓘ → Electronic Invoice and select PINT A-NZ (Australia & New Zealand). Enter the Customer Peppol ID as 0151:ABN or 0088:NZBN.
  3. Put the customer's purchase order number into the invoice's Subject, or the buyer reference into Reference.
  4. Send the invoice as usual: the PINT A-NZ XML is attached to the mail beside the PDF. To deliver over the Peppol network, hand the XML to your access point.

File first, network second

GrandTotal creates the PINT A-NZ file. Transport over the Peppol network runs through an access point accredited by the ATO or MBIE, which you choose and register with. Check a file before you send it with the E-Invoice Validator, which knows the PINT A-NZ rules, and look up where each field lives in the field overview.

Overview

PINT A-NZ Billing

The only format in the A-NZ Peppol network since 15 May 2025

Invoices and credit notes

UBL XML, attached to the mail beside the PDF

ABN or NZBN

Peppol identifier and legal registration, schemes 0151 and 0088

GST categories

Standard, zero-rated, export, input taxed or exempt, out of scope

Government pays in 5 days

Commonwealth agencies under $1 million, NZ agencies since 2026

In New Zealand

Your NZBN carries the invoice. GrandTotal writes it as the Peppol identifier and as the legal registration under scheme 0088, taken from the registration number field or from the customer's Peppol ID. Without it a PINT A-NZ invoice does not pass validation.

GST categories, not VAT

PINT A-NZ knows five tax categories: standard rated, zero rated, GST-free export, input taxed and out of scope. A line at nought percent becomes zero rated, a reverse charge becomes exempt — the category follows the tax rate on the line, so the return adds up against what was actually invoiced.

Bank details the A-NZ way

Payment means 30, local credit transfer: the account number goes into the IBAN field. PINT A-NZ has no SEPA fields, so nothing else needs filling in.

The GST return

The GST return worksheet fills Boxes 5 to 15 of the GST101A from your invoices, payments and received invoices, ready to type into myIR.