BR-DE-14
A VAT breakdown group has no percentage rate.
ErrorXRechnungUBLCII
Why it happens
Zero-rated, exempt and reverse-charge lines are often emitted without a rate. XRechnung requires the rate anyway — including 0.
How to fix it
Set cac:TaxCategory/cbc:Percent (UBL) or ram:RateApplicablePercent (CII) on every VAT breakdown group. Use 0 for categories Z, E, AE, K and G.
The official rule
XRechnung, official German wordingDas Element "VAT category rate" (BT-119) muss übermittelt werden.
Our English rendering: The element "VAT category rate" (BT-119) must be provided.
Technical detail — where the rule is evaluated and the exact test
| Syntax | Context and assertion |
|---|---|
| UBL | /ubl:Invoice/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal | /cn:CreditNote/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal |
cac:TaxCategory/cbc:Percent[boolean(normalize-space(.))] | |
| CII | /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax |
ram:RateApplicablePercent[boolean(normalize-space(.))] |
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