BR-E-09fatal

How to fix BR-E-09

The VAT category tax amount (BT-117) In a VAT breakdown (BG-23) where the VAT category code (BT-118) equals "Exempt from VAT" shall equal 0 (zero).

What this rule checks

No VAT is charged on exempt supplies, so cbc:TaxAmount in the exempt subtotal must be 0.00.

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

Set cbc:TaxAmount to 0.00 in the cac:TaxSubtotal where cac:TaxCategory/cbc:ID is 'E'.

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