BR-CO-15
The total with VAT (BT-112) does not equal the total without VAT (BT-109) plus the VAT amount (BT-110).
ErrorEN 16931UBLCII
Why it happens
A rounding mismatch, or VAT computed on unrounded net figures while the totals were rounded.
How to fix it
Compute BT-112 as exactly BT-109 + BT-110 using the values as they appear in the document, both rounded to 2 decimals.
The official rule
EN 16931, EnglishInvoice total amount with VAT (BT-112) = Invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109) + Invoice total VAT amount (BT-110).
Technical detail — where the rule is evaluated and the exact test
| Syntax | Context and assertion |
|---|---|
| UBL | /ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote |
every $Currency in cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode satisfies (count(cac:TaxTotal/xs:decimal(cbc:TaxAmount[@currencyID=$Currency])) eq 1) and (cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/xs:decimal(cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount) = round( (cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/xs:decimal(cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount) + cac:TaxTotal/xs:decimal(cbc:TaxAmount[@currencyID=$Currency])) * 10 * 10) div 100) | |
| CII | /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice |
every $Currency in /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:InvoiceCurrencyCode satisfies ( ( count(/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:TaxTotalAmount[@currencyID = $Currency]) = 1 and xs:decimal((/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:GrandTotalAmount)[1]) = round( ( xs:decimal((/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount)[1]) + xs:decimal((/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:TaxTotalAmount[@currencyID = $Currency])[1]) ) * 100 ) div 100 ) or ( xs:decimal((/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:GrandTotalAmount)[1]) = xs:decimal((/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount)[1]) ) ) |
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