BR-CO-11: Sum of allowances on document level (BT-107) does not match

What does this mean?

The sum of allowances on document level (BT-107) shall equal the sum of the individual document level allowance amounts (BT-92). The value in BT-107 deviates from it or is missing although allowances are present.
Checked: BT-107 = Σ BT-92, the sum rounded to two decimals. Example: 25.00 + 10.00 = 35.00.

Typical causes

An allowance was added, changed or removed without recalculating BT-107.
BT-107 is missing although there is at least one document level allowance.
Invoice line allowances (BT-136) were included in BT-107; they are already contained in the line net amount (BT-131).
Charges (BT-99) were offset against the allowances.

How to fix the error

Calculate BT-107 as the sum of all document level allowance amounts (BT-92) and round it to two decimals.
If there are document level allowances, always state BT-107; without allowances, BT-107 can be omitted.
Recalculate the invoice total without VAT (BT-109) and the totals depending on it (BR-CO-13).
CII: ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:AllowanceTotalAmount, UBL: cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:AllowanceTotalAmount.

In E-Rechnungsfreund

In the invoice form, BT-107 is calculated from the entries of type "Abschlag (BG-20)" (allowance) in section "Zu-/Abschläge auf Dokumentenebene (BG-20/BG-21)" (document level allowances and charges, expert view "Experte") when the XML is generated, and rounded to two decimals; the value in the field "Summe Abschläge (BT-107)" in section "Belegsummen (BG-22)" (document totals) is not used for this. Check the entries and validate the invoice again.

Example

Wrong

<!-- Document level allowances: BT-92 = 25.00 and 10.00 -->
<ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>
  ...
  <ram:AllowanceTotalAmount>25.00</ram:AllowanceTotalAmount>
  ...
</ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>

Correct

<!-- Document level allowances: BT-92 = 25.00 and 10.00 -->
<ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>
  ...
  <ram:AllowanceTotalAmount>35.00</ram:AllowanceTotalAmount>
  ...
</ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>

Related validation rules

• BR-CO-03: Value added tax point date (BT-7) and tax point date code (BT-8) are mutually exclusive
• BR-CO-04: Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) is missing
• BR-CO-05: Document level allowance reason code (BT-98) and allowance reason (BT-97) must indicate the same type
• BR-CO-06: Document level charge reason code (BT-105) and charge reason (BT-104) must indicate the same type
• BR-CO-07: Invoice line allowance reason code (BT-140) and allowance reason (BT-139) must indicate the same type
• BR-CO-08: Invoice line charge reason code (BT-145) and charge reason (BT-144) must indicate the same type

Frequently asked questions

Does BT-107 have to be stated if there are no allowances?

No. Without document level allowances, BT-107 may be missing or 0.00. As soon as there is at least one allowance, BT-107 must be stated and equal the sum.