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BR-Z-05

Zero rated VAT (Z) · severity: error · in EN 16931 (UBL), EN 16931 (CII)

Official rule text

In an Invoice line (BG-25) where the Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) is "Zero rated" the Invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152) shall be 0 (zero).

What it means

Rule for zero-rated VAT (category Z).

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