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PEPPOL-EN16931-R053
The file contains more than one tax total with breakdown
What the message means
The file contains more than one tax total with breakdown.
What the issuer needs to change
Send only one tax total with breakdown.
This rule is part of XRechnung, even though its name starts with PEPPOL.
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- Rule set
- XRechnung 3.0.2 (KoSIT, Schematron 2.6.0)
- Syntax
- CII, UBL
- Level
- Error
Original rule text
Only one tax total with tax subtotals MUST be provided.
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: ubl-creditnote:CreditNote | ubl-invoice:Invoice Test: not(count(cac:TaxTotal[cac:TaxSubtotal]) = 1)
CII
Context: ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement Test: not(count(ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:TaxTotalAmount[@currencyID = $documentCurrencyCode]) <=1)
Related rules
- PEPPOL-EN16931-R043-2It is unclear whether an entry is an allowance or a charge
- PEPPOL-EN16931-R044A charge on the item price is not allowed
- PEPPOL-EN16931-R046The net price (BT-146) is not the gross price (BT-148) minus discount (BT-147)
- PEPPOL-EN16931-R054With a separate VAT currency, the second tax total is missing or duplicated
- PEPPOL-EN16931-R055The VAT totals in invoice and VAT currency have different signs
- PEPPOL-EN16931-R061Missing for the direct debit: mandate reference identifier (BT-89)