EN16931 / XRechnung / Peppol BIS 3 Validator

BR-IG-05: In an Invoice line (BG-25) where the Invoiced item VAT category code…

fatal CII UBL

What this error means and how to fix it

A rule for the Canary Islands general indirect tax (IGIC, category L): the VAT breakdown, rates and seller identifier must be consistent. This is an error: the invoice is rejected until it is fixed.

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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 €.

Rule text

[BR-IG-05]-In an Invoice line (BG-25) where the Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) is "IGIC" the invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152) shall be 0 (zero) or greater than zero.
[BR-IG-05]-In an Invoice line (BG-25) where the Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) is "IPSI" the Invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152) shall be 0 (zero) or greater than zero.
Where the rule is checked (XPath context and test)
SyntaxSeverityContext (XPath)Test (XPath)
EN16931-UBLfatalcac:InvoiceLine/cac:Item/cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'L'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']| cac:CreditNoteLine/cac:Item/cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'L'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT'](cbc:Percent) >= 0
EN16931-CIIfatal//rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode = 'M'][upper-case(ram:TypeCode) = 'VAT']ram:RateApplicablePercent >= 0

Business terms referenced

BG-25, BT-151, BT-152

Related rules

BR-16, BR-AE-01, BR-AE-02, BR-E-01, BR-E-02, BR-G-01, BR-G-02, BR-IC-01, BR-IC-02, BR-IG-01, BR-IG-02, BR-IP-01

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).

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