E-invoice / Rules / BR-E-06

E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron

BR-E-06: The allowance on document level has VAT

The allowance on document level has VAT category E (exempt from VAT), so the VAT rate has to be 0 (cbc:Percent = 0).

Original wording of the rule

[BR-E-06]-In a Document level allowance (BG-20) where the Document level allowance VAT category code (BT-95) is "Exempt from VAT", the Document level allowance VAT rate (BT-96) shall be 0 (zero).

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

How to fix it

1. Open the XML file and find the element cac:TaxCategory/cbc:Percent.
2. Add or correct the element the way the wording of the rule above asks for.
3. Save the file and check it again with our checker. It runs in your browser, the file is never uploaded.

A correct UBL 2.1 snippet

<cac:TaxCategory
    xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"
    xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">
  <cbc:Percent>23.00</cbc:Percent>
</cac:TaxCategory>

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:Percent

Where we point in the file: /Invoice/cac:AllowanceCharge[1]/cac:TaxCategory

Related rules

• BR-E-04 With VAT category E (exempt from VAT) the invoice has to carry
• BR-E-05 Line 3 has VAT category E (exempt from VAT), so the VAT rate
• BR-E-07 The charge on document level has VAT category E (exempt from VAT), so the VAT
• BR-E-08 The taxable amount for VAT category E (exempt from VAT)
• BR-E-09 With VAT category E (exempt from VAT) the VAT amount in the breakdown

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