fatal CII UBL
A rule for zero-rated VAT (category Z): the rate is 0, a seller VAT or tax registration identifier is present, and the VAT breakdown with category Z must match the lines. This is an error: the invoice is rejected until it is fixed.
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[BR-Z-07]-In a Document level charge (BG-21) where the Document level charge VAT category code (BT-102) is "Zero rated" 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)='Z'][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 = 'Z'][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).