BR-DE-16
XRechnung (Germany) rules · severity: error · in XRechnung (UBL), XRechnung (CII)
Official rule text
Wenn in einer Rechnung die Steuercodes S, Z, E, AE, K, G, L oder M verwendet werden, muss mindestens eines der Elemente "Seller VAT identifier" (BT-31), "Seller tax registration identifier" (BT-32) oder "SELLER TAX REPRESENTATIVE PARTY" (BG-11) übermittelt werden.
What it means
XRechnung requires the seller's VAT ID or tax number.
Fields involved
BT-31Seller VAT IdentifierBT-32Seller tax registration identifierBG-11Seller tax representative party
How to fix it
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