fatal CII UBL
A rule for VAT-exempt supplies (category E): the rate is 0, the VAT breakdown states the exemption reason (BT-120 or BT-121), and a seller VAT or tax registration identifier is present. This is an error: the invoice is rejected until it is fixed.
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[BR-E-05]-In an Invoice line (BG-25) where the Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) is "Exempt from VAT", the Invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152) shall be 0 (zero).
| Syntax | Severity | Context (XPath) | Test (XPath) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EN16931-UBL | fatal | cac:InvoiceLine/cac:Item/cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'E'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT'] | cac:CreditNoteLine/cac:Item/cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'E'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT'] | (xs:decimal(cbc:Percent) = 0) |
| EN16931-CII | fatal | //rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode = 'E'][upper-case(ram:TypeCode) = 'VAT'] | ram:RateApplicablePercent = 0 |
BG-25, BT-151, BT-152
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).