BR-CO-15: Invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112) does not match

What does this mean?

The invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112) shall equal the invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109) plus the invoice total VAT amount (BT-110). The value in BT-112 deviates from it.
Checked: BT-112 = BT-109 + BT-110, rounded to two decimals. Example: 335.50 + 63.75 = 399.25. BT-110 in invoice currency must be present exactly once for this; in CII the rule without this amount is only fulfilled if BT-112 equals BT-109.

Typical causes

A paid amount (BT-113) or a rounding amount (BT-114) was already offset in BT-112; both only belong in the amount due for payment (BT-115).
BT-109 or BT-110 was changed without recalculating BT-112.
The invoice total VAT amount is missing or appears twice in invoice currency, e.g. because BT-111 was stated with the same currency as BT-5.

How to fix the error

Calculate BT-112 as BT-109 + BT-110 and round it to two decimals.
State BT-110 exactly once in invoice currency; state BT-111 only if the VAT accounting currency (BT-6) differs from the invoice currency.
Recalculate the amount due for payment (BT-115) (BR-CO-16).
CII: ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:GrandTotalAmount, UBL: cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount.

In E-Rechnungsfreund

In the invoice form, BT-112 is calculated from the invoice lines and the allowances and charges when the XML is generated, and rounded to two decimals; the value in the field "Rechnungssumme inkl. USt (BT-112)" in section "Belegsummen (BG-22)" (document totals) is not used for this. BT-110 appears exactly once in invoice currency; "Steuer in Buchungswährung (BT-111)" (VAT in accounting currency) is only output if a different "Steuerwährung (BT-6)" (VAT accounting currency) is given. Check the lines and the allowances and charges and validate the invoice again.

Example

Wrong

<ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>
  ...
  <ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>335.50</ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>
  <ram:TaxTotalAmount currencyID="EUR">63.75</ram:TaxTotalAmount>
  <ram:GrandTotalAmount>335.50</ram:GrandTotalAmount>
  ...
</ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>

Correct

<ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>
  ...
  <ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>335.50</ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>
  <ram:TaxTotalAmount currencyID="EUR">63.75</ram:TaxTotalAmount>
  <ram:GrandTotalAmount>399.25</ram:GrandTotalAmount>
  ...
</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