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E-invoice rule Peppol BIS Billing 3.0

PEPPOL-EN16931-R054: A cac:TaxTotal group without a VAT breakdown

A cac:TaxTotal group without a VAT breakdown is allowed only when the VAT accounting currency (BT-6) is present. Expected 1, found 0.

Original wording of the rule

Only one tax total without tax subtotals MUST be provided when tax currency code is provided.

Source of the quotation: Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (OpenPEPPOL, peppol-bis-invoice-3)

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.
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When it is reported

Profile: Peppol BIS Billing 3.0

How we rate it: error

UBL elements: cac:TaxTotal

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