BR-O-13
Not subject to VAT (O) · severity: error · in EN 16931 (UBL), EN 16931 (CII)
Official rule text
An Invoice that contains a VAT breakdown group (BG-23) with a VAT category code (BT-118) "Not subject to VAT" shall not contain Document level allowances (BG-20) where Document level allowance VAT category code (BT-95) is not "Not subject to VAT".
What it means
Rule for 'not subject to VAT' (category O): no VAT IDs and no VAT rate should be given.
Fields involved
BG-23VAT breakdownBT-118VAT category codeBG-20Document level allowanceBT-95Document level allowance VAT category code
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