BR-CO-18fatal

How to fix BR-CO-18

An Invoice shall at least have one VAT breakdown group (BG-23).

What this rule checks

The invoice has no VAT breakdown. Even zero-rated or exempt invoices need at least one <cac:TaxSubtotal> in the <cac:TaxTotal>.

Referenced business terms

This rule references the following EN 16931 business term. Click through for the full definition, the UBL XPath and the cardinality.

How to fix it

Add a <cac:TaxTotal> with at least one <cac:TaxSubtotal> containing <cbc:TaxableAmount>, <cbc:TaxAmount>, and a <cac:TaxCategory> with <cbc:ID> and <cac:TaxScheme>.

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