BR-18fatal
How to fix BR-18
The Seller tax representative name (BT-62) shall be provided in the Invoice, if the Seller (BG-4) has a Seller tax representative party (BG-11).
What this rule checks
When a seller uses a tax representative (common for non-resident suppliers), the representative's name must be stated for tax authority identification.
Referenced business terms
This rule references the following EN 16931 business terms. Click through for the full definition, the UBL XPath and the cardinality.
How to fix it
Add a cbc:Name element inside cac:TaxRepresentativeParty → cac:PartyName. If no tax representative is needed, remove the cac:TaxRepresentativeParty element.
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