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BR-37
Missing in a charge: document level charge VAT category code (BT-102)
What the message means
Missing in a charge: document level charge VAT category code (BT-102).
What the issuer needs to change
Add the document level charge VAT category code.
Fields concerned
BG-21document level chargesBT-102document level charge VAT category code
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- Rule set
- EN 16931 (CEN, rule set 1.3.16)
- Syntax
- CII, UBL
- Level
- Error
Original rule text
Each Document level charge (BG-21) shall have a Document level charge VAT category code (BT-102).
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: /ubl:Invoice/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator = true()] | /cn:CreditNote/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator = true()] Test: not(exists(cac:TaxCategory[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:ID))
CII
Context: //ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge/ram:ChargeIndicator[udt:Indicator='true'] Test: not((../ram:CategoryTradeTax[upper-case(ram:TypeCode) = 'VAT']/ram:CategoryCode))
Related rules
- BR-32Missing in an allowance: document level allowance VAT category code (BT-95)
- BR-33An allowance has no reason (BT-97 or BT-98)
- BR-36Missing in a charge: document level charge amount (BT-99)
- BR-38A charge has no reason (BT-104 or BT-105)
- BR-41Missing in a line allowance: invoice line allowance amount (BT-136)
- BR-42An invoice line allowance has no reason (BT-139 or BT-140)