BR-CO-18

Validation message

An Invoice shall at least have one VAT breakdown group (BG-23).

Explanation

Under EN 16931 every invoice needs at least one row of VAT breakdown with a category, a taxable amount and a VAT amount, even when no VAT is charged. For an exempt or out-of-scope supply, the row carries the matching category and a VAT amount of 0.

How to fix

Ask the seller for a corrected invoice with a VAT breakdown.

This field is required by §14 Abs. 4 Nr. 8 UStG. A missing or incorrect value may affect input VAT deduction (Vorsteuerabzug) for the recipient.

Applies to

  • EN 16931 (UBL)
  • EN 16931 (CII)