BR-DEC-20fatal

How to fix BR-DEC-20

The allowed maximum number of decimals for the VAT category tax amount (BT-117) is 2.

What this rule checks

The VAT amount for a specific category has more than 2 decimal places. This often happens when taxable amount × rate produces 3+ decimals (e.g. 33.33 × 21% = 6.9993).

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

Round <cbc:TaxAmount> in <cac:TaxSubtotal> to 2 decimal places.

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