BR-53fatal

How to fix BR-53

If the VAT accounting currency code (BT-6) is present, then the Invoice total VAT amount in accounting currency (BT-111) shall be provided.

What this rule checks

When the invoice uses a different currency for VAT reporting (e.g. invoicing in USD but reporting VAT in EUR), the VAT total in the accounting currency must be stated.

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 second cac:TaxTotal element with a cbc:TaxAmount that has the currencyID matching the cbc:TaxCurrencyCode value.

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