TV · Country and locale facts
Document format and locale facts for Tuvalu
Use these defaults as a practical starting point for presentation. ISO/CLDR formatting facts are not legal or tax advice, and reviewed jurisdiction guidance is identified separately.
Currency & locale
AUD · tvl-TV
Paper & date
A4 · MM/DD/YYYY (MDY)
Language
tvl (official) · LTR
Text system
gregory calendar · latn digits
Why these defaults?
The country code comes from ISO 3166. Unicode CLDR supplies presentation-oriented locale, currency, paper, date, language, calendar, numbering, and direction metadata. Defaults reduce setup time; they do not decide what a valid document must contain.
Recorded official or regional-official language tags: tvl, en.
Limited guidance reviewed
Document vocabulary and checks
Tuvalu's registered-to-registered consumption-tax invoice particulars, request/copy rules, chronological records and AUD currency rule are reviewed. Retention duration, current amendment consolidation, electronic/fiscal boundary, identifiers and transaction-specific tax treatment remain open.
Evidence snapshot: 3 official sources · last reviewed 2026-07-19. This is scoped guidance, not a jurisdiction-wide compliance certification.
Tax labels: Consumption Tax. Business identifier labels: Consumption Tax Registration Number.
- Required when applicable: For a Tuvalu registered-to-registered taxable supply, issue the original “CONSUMPTION TAX INVOICE” showing supplier and recipient names/addresses, serial number/date, goods description and quantity or service details, supply date, consideration and consumption-tax amount, in AUD.Evidence TV_MOF_CT_ACT · reviewed 2026-07-19 · review by 2027-01-19 · automation advisory only
- Required when applicable: A recipient may request the invoice within 60 days and the supplier generally complies within 14 days. Issue one original, mark any copy appropriately, and keep invoice/customs documents chronologically.Evidence TV_MOF_CT_ACT · reviewed 2026-07-19 · review by 2027-01-19 · automation advisory only
Identifier format guidance: See the relevant authority.
Reviewed official sources
- Tuvalu Ministry of Finance - Consumption Tax Act 2008Last verified 2026-07-19
- Tuvalu Ministry of Finance - Inland RevenueLast verified 2026-07-19
- Tuvalu Ministry of Finance - resourcesLast verified 2026-07-19
Registry provenance
- ISO 3166 Country Codescode-list · verified 2026-07-15
- Unicode CLDR 48.2formatting-metadata · verified 2026-07-15
- Unicode CLDR Territory-Language Informationformatting-metadata · verified 2026-07-15