fatal CII UBL
A rule for reverse charge (category AE): the VAT is 0, the VAT breakdown states the reason, and both seller and buyer identifiers (VAT ID or legal registration) are given. This is an error: the invoice is rejected until it is fixed.
This error needs information only you have, so it is not repaired automatically. The free check shows every finding in the file with its location; if other errors in the same file are in the automatic set (totals, VAT breakdown, rounding, element order), the result page offers the corrected file for 9 €.
[BR-AE-07]-In a Document level charge (BG-21) where the Document level charge VAT category code (BT-102) is "Reverse charge" the Document level charge VAT rate (BT-103) shall be 0 (zero).
| Syntax | Severity | Context (XPath) | Test (XPath) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EN16931-UBL | fatal | cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator=true()]/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID)='AE'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT'] | (xs:decimal(cbc:Percent) = 0) |
| EN16931-CII | fatal | //ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge[ram:ChargeIndicator/udt:Indicator=true()]/ram:CategoryTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode = 'AE'][upper-case(ram:TypeCode) = 'VAT'] | ram:RateApplicablePercent = 0 |
BG-21, BT-102, BT-103
BR-36, BR-37, BR-38, BR-CO-22, BR-AE-01, BR-AE-04, BR-E-01, BR-E-04, BR-G-01, BR-G-04, BR-IC-01, BR-IC-04
Source: EN 16931-1 Schematron, UN/CEFACT CII syntax binding (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, EUPL-1.2).
Source: EN 16931-1 Schematron, UBL syntax binding (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, EUPL-1.2).