BR-48fatal

How to fix BR-48

Each VAT breakdown (BG-23) shall have a VAT category rate (BT-119), except if the Invoice is not subject to VAT.

What this rule checks

The tax rate percentage must be stated in each VAT breakdown so the tax amount can be verified, unless the invoice falls entirely outside the scope of VAT.

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:Percent element inside cac:TaxSubtotal → cac:TaxCategory with the applicable VAT rate (e.g. 21, 9, 0).

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