E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron
BR-B-02: The document uses VAT category B
The document uses VAT category B (split payment) and category S (standard rate) at the same time. These two must not be combined.
Original wording of the rule
[BR-B-02]-An Invoice that contains an Invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is “Split payment" shall not contain an invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is “Standard rated”.
Source of the quotation: EN 16931 schematron (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, licence EUPL 1.2)
How to fix it
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When it is reported
Profile: EN 16931, Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, XRechnung 3.x
How we rate it: error
Related rules
- BR-AG-10 With VAT category M (IPSI, Ceuta and Melilla) the VAT breakdown
- BR-B-01 VAT category B (split payment) may only be used on a domestic Italian
- BR-CL-01 Use a code from the UNTDID 1001 for invoices
- BR-CL-03 Use a code from the ISO 4217 alpha
- BR-CL-04 Use a code from the ISO 4217 alpha
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