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BR-DE-14
Missing in the VAT breakdown: VAT category rate (BT-119)
What the message means
Missing in the VAT breakdown: VAT category rate (BT-119).
What the issuer needs to change
Add the VAT category rate.
Fields concerned
BT-119VAT category rate
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- Rule set
- XRechnung 3.0.2 (KoSIT, Schematron 2.6.0)
- Syntax
- CII, UBL
- Level
- Error
Original rule text
Das Element "VAT category rate" (BT-119) muss übermittelt werden.
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: /ubl:Invoice/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal | /cn:CreditNote/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal Test: not(cac:TaxCategory/cbc:Percent[boolean(normalize-space(.))])
CII
Context: /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax Test: not(ram:RateApplicablePercent[boolean(normalize-space(.))])
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