BR-56fatal

How to fix BR-56

Each Seller tax representative party (BG-11) shall have a Seller tax representative VAT identifier (BT-63).

What this rule checks

A tax representative must be identified by their VAT number so tax authorities can verify their registration and authority to represent the seller.

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 cac:PartyTaxScheme → cbc:CompanyID element inside cac:TaxRepresentativeParty with the representative's VAT identifier.

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