What does BR-53 mean?

E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron

BR-53: If the VAT accounting currency code is present

If the VAT accounting currency code is present (BT-6, cbc:TaxCurrencyCode = CZK), the invoice total VAT amount in that currency (BT-111) has to be given as well: cac:TaxTotal/cbc:TaxAmount with currencyID="…".

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Original wording of the rule

[BR-53]-If the VAT accounting currency code (BT-6) is present, then the Invoice total VAT amount in accounting currency (BT-111) shall be provided.

Source of the quotation: EN 16931 schematron (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, licence EUPL 1.2)

How to fix it

Open the XML file and find the element cac:TaxTotal/cbc:TaxAmount.
Add or correct the element the way the wording of the rule above asks for.
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A correct UBL 2.1 snippet

<cac:TaxTotal
    xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"
    xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">
  <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="EUR">100.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
</cac:TaxTotal>

The snippet is only the part of the document the rule is about. Put it in the right place inside your invoice; the namespaces are written here only so that the snippet reads on its own.

When it is reported

Profile: EN 16931, Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, XRechnung 3.x

How we rate it: error

UBL elements: cbc:TaxCurrencyCode, cac:TaxTotal/cbc:TaxAmount

Related rules

BR-51 The payment card number (BT-87) is longer than
BR-52 Every supporting document (BG-24) needs a reference (BT-122) in cbc:ID
BR-54 An item attribute (BG-32) needs both a name (BT-160, cbc:Name)
BR-55 A reference to a preceding invoice (BG-3) needs that invoice number
BR-56 The seller tax representative (BG-11) needs a VAT identifier (BT-63)

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