BR-AF-09: Tax amount of category L (BT-117) does not match taxable amount and rate
Official message
[BR-AF-09] The VAT category tax amount (BT-117) in a VAT breakdown (BG-23) where VAT category code (BT-118) is "IGIC" shall equal the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) multiplied by the VAT category rate (BT-119).
[BR-AF-09] The VAT category tax amount (BT-117) in a VAT breakdown (BG-23) where VAT category code (BT-118) is "IGIC" shall equal the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) multiplied by the VAT category rate (BT-119).
[BR-AF-09] The VAT category tax amount (BT-117) in a VAT breakdown (BG-23) where VAT category code (BT-118) is "IGIC" shall equal the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) multiplied by the VAT category rate (BT-119).
- Severity
- Error The invoice is invalid and may be rejected by the recipient.
- Applies to
- EN 16931 (CII), EN 16931 (UBL), Factur-X / ZUGFeRD EN 16931
- Affected fields
- BT-117, BG-23, BT-118, BT-116, BT-119
What does this mean?
In a VAT breakdown (BG-23) with category L (IGIC, Canary Islands general indirect tax) the VAT category tax amount (BT-117) must equal the taxable amount (BT-116) multiplied by the rate (BT-119): BT-117 = BT-116 × BT-119 / 100. The amount deviates from it.
Only the UBL check recalculates (amounts without sign, deviation of less than one currency unit tolerated); in the official CII checks for EN 16931 and Factur-X the rule is always fulfilled.
Typical causes
The tax amount was calculated with a different rate than the one stated in BT-119.
The taxable amount (BT-116) was changed without recalculating the tax amount.
The decimal point was shifted in the calculation, e.g. rate 1.9 instead of 19.
How to fix the error
Calculate BT-117 per breakdown as BT-116 × BT-119 / 100 and round it to two decimals.
Then recalculate the invoice total VAT amount (BT-110) (BR-CO-14).
CII: ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax/ram:CalculatedAmount, UBL: cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cbc:TaxAmount.
In E-Rechnungsfreund
In the invoice form, the tax amount per VAT category (BT-117) is calculated from taxable amount and rate when the XML is generated, and rounded to two decimals; the value in the field "Steuerbetrag (BT-117)" in section "Steueraufstellung (BG-23)" (VAT breakdown) is not used for this. Generate and validate the invoice again.
Example
Wrong
<ram:ApplicableTradeTax>
<ram:CalculatedAmount>7.00</ram:CalculatedAmount>
<ram:TypeCode>VAT</ram:TypeCode>
<ram:BasisAmount>1000.00</ram:BasisAmount>
<ram:CategoryCode>L</ram:CategoryCode>
<ram:RateApplicablePercent>7.00</ram:RateApplicablePercent>
</ram:ApplicableTradeTax>Correct
<ram:ApplicableTradeTax>
<ram:CalculatedAmount>70.00</ram:CalculatedAmount>
<ram:TypeCode>VAT</ram:TypeCode>
<ram:BasisAmount>1000.00</ram:BasisAmount>
<ram:CategoryCode>L</ram:CategoryCode>
<ram:RateApplicablePercent>7.00</ram:RateApplicablePercent>
</ram:ApplicableTradeTax>For developers: test expression per syntax
EN 16931 (CII) (CII)
Context: //rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode = 'L'][upper-case(ram:TypeCode) = 'VAT']
true()EN 16931 (UBL) (UBL)
Context: /*/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'L'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']
(abs(xs:decimal(../cbc:TaxAmount)) - 1 < round((abs(xs:decimal(../cbc:TaxableAmount)) * (xs:decimal(cbc:Percent) div 100)) * 10 * 10) div 100 ) and (abs(xs:decimal(../cbc:TaxAmount)) + 1 > round((abs(xs:decimal(../cbc:TaxableAmount)) * (xs:decimal(cbc:Percent) div 100)) * 10 * 10) div 100 )Factur-X / ZUGFeRD EN 16931 (CII)
Technical ID in the source: FX-SCH-A-000146
Context: //rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode = 'L']
true()Related validation rules
- BR-AF-01: VAT breakdown for category L is missing
- BR-AF-02: Seller VAT or tax registration identifier missing for invoice line with category L
- BR-AF-03: Seller VAT or tax registration identifier missing for document level allowance with category L
- BR-AF-04: Seller VAT or tax registration identifier missing for document level charge with category L
- BR-AF-05: VAT rate of invoice line with category L (IGIC) is missing or too low
- BR-AF-06: VAT rate of document level allowance with category L (IGIC) is missing or too low
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Explanation of the validation rule, not legal or tax advice.