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E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron

BR-O-04: With VAT category O (not subject to VAT)

With VAT category O (not subject to VAT) the document must not carry a seller VAT identifier (BT-31), a tax representative VAT identifier (BT-63) or a buyer VAT identifier (BT-48). Remove cac:PartyTaxScheme with the VAT tax scheme.

Original wording of the rule

[BR-O-04]-An Invoice that contains a Document level charge (BG-21) where the Document level charge VAT category code (BT-102) is "Not subject to VAT" shall not contain the Seller VAT identifier (BT-31), the Seller tax representative VAT identifier (BT-63) or the Buyer VAT identifier (BT-48).

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

How to fix it

  1. Open the XML file of the e-invoice in a text editor.
  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.

When it is reported

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

How we rate it: error

UBL elements: cac:PartyTaxScheme

Where we point in the file: /Invoice/cac:AllowanceCharge[2]

Related rules

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