einvoice / EN 16931 / XRechnung rule reference

BR-O-08

What this rule means and how to fix it

The 'Not subject to VAT' (O) VAT breakdown taxable amount (BT-116) shall equal the exact sum of O line nets − O allowances + O charges.

In einer UMSATZSTEUERAUFSCHLÜSSELUNG (BG-23), bei der der Code der Umsatzsteuerkategorie (BT-118) „nicht umsatzsteuerbar“ lautet, muss der nach Umsatzsteuerkategorie zu versteuernde Betrag (BT-116) gleich der Summe der Nettobeträge der Rechnungspositionen (BT-131) abzüglich der Summe der Beträge der Nachlässe auf Dokumentenebene (BT-92) zuzüglich der Summe der Beträge der Zuschläge auf Dokumentenebene (BT-99) sein, für die der Code der Umsatzsteuerkategorie (BT-151, BT-95, BT-102) „nicht umsatzsteuerbar“ lautet.

Deutsche Fassung: Übersetzung der gleichen BT/BG-Semantik (translation — not the official assert).

Requires: In a VAT breakdown (BG-23) where the VAT category code (BT-118) is " Not subject to VAT" the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) shall equal the sum of Invoice line net amounts (BT-131) minus the sum of Document level allowance amounts (BT-92) plus the sum of Document level charge amounts (BT-99) where the VAT category codes (BT-151, BT-95, BT-102) are "Not subject to VAT".
Business terms: BG-23 BT-92 BT-95 BT-99 BT-102 BT-116 BT-118 BT-131 BT-151
Syntax: Binds the UBL-2.1 Invoice / CreditNote syntax and the UN/CEFACT-CII syntax
Location (UBL-2.1 path): /ubl:Invoice/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'O'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']
Fix: Adjust the VAT breakdown at `/ubl:Invoice/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'O'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']` so that In a VAT breakdown (BG-23) where the VAT category code (BT-118) is " Not subject to VAT" the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) shall equal the sum of Invoice line net amounts (BT-131) minus the sum of Document level allowance amounts (BT-92) plus the sum of Document level charge amounts (BT-99) where the VAT category codes (BT-151, BT-95, BT-102) are "Not subject to VAT".
Fix (Deutsch): Ergänzen Sie das erforderliche Element bei `/ubl:Invoice/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'O'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']`: In einer UMSATZSTEUERAUFSCHLÜSSELUNG (BG-23), bei der der Code der Umsatzsteuerkategorie (BT-118) „nicht umsatzsteuerbar“ lautet, muss der nach Umsatzsteuerkategorie zu versteuernde Betrag (BT-116) gleich der Summe der Nettobeträge der Rechnungspositionen (BT-131) abzüglich der Summe der Beträge der Nachlässe auf Dokumentenebene (BT-92) zuzüglich der Summe der Beträge der Zuschläge auf Dokumentenebene (BT-99) sein, für die der Code der Umsatzsteuerkategorie (BT-151, BT-95, BT-102) „nicht umsatzsteuerbar“ lautet.
Severity: fatal
Provenance source: en16931-ubl
Provenance assert: In a VAT breakdown (BG-23) where the VAT category code (BT-118) is " Not subject to VAT" the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) shall equal the sum of Invoice line net amounts (BT-131) minus the sum of Document level allowance amounts (BT-92) plus the sum of Document level charge amounts (BT-99) where the VAT category codes (BT-151, BT-95, BT-102) are "Not subject to VAT".

The Location above is a UBL-2.1 path, and no UN/CEFACT-CII path for this rule is published here; Fix and Fix (Deutsch), verbatim from remediation_catalog.json and not reworded here; the UN/CEFACT-CII binding of this rule is differentially proven against the official CEN EN 16931 1.3.16 Schematron.

Where to check the fix: paste the corrected invoice into the browser validator at /einvoice/validate/ — it runs this same engine locally in your browser, with no upload, and stops reporting BR-O-08 once the edit lands.

Korrektur prüfen: Laden Sie die geänderte Rechnung in den Browser-Validator unter /einvoice/validate/ — er führt dieselbe Engine lokal im Browser aus, ohne Upload, und meldet BR-O-08 nicht mehr, sobald die Korrektur greift.

The same invoice, failing and fixed

Neither block below is hand-written, and neither is an illustration: both are cut verbatim out of corpus/cen-en16931/test/Invoice-unit-UBL/BR-O-08.xml, the vendored unit test the CEN EN 16931 project ships for this rule. The people who wrote the Schematron wrote these two documents and labelled them <error>BR-O-08</error> and <success>BR-O-08</success>. They are published here only because this engine agreed with that labelling: it reported BR-O-08 for the first document and did not report it for the second, under --profile en16931.

UBL Invoice — fails

The upstream case description: “Trigger error if a VAT breakdown where VAT category code = "O" the VAT category taxable amount != sum of Invoice line net amounts minus document level allowance amounts plus document level charge amounts where the VAT category code = “O".”

<Invoice
	xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"
	xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2"
	xmlns="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2">
	<cac:AllowanceCharge>
		<cbc:ChargeIndicator>true</cbc:ChargeIndicator>
		<cbc:Amount currencyID="NOK">100</cbc:Amount>
		<cac:TaxCategory>
			<cbc:ID schemeID="UNCL5305">O</cbc:ID>
			<cac:TaxScheme>
				<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
			</cac:TaxScheme>
		</cac:TaxCategory>
	</cac:AllowanceCharge>

	<cac:AllowanceCharge>
		<cbc:ChargeIndicator>false</cbc:ChargeIndicator>
		<cbc:Amount currencyID="NOK">100</cbc:Amount>
		<cac:TaxCategory>
			<cbc:ID schemeID="UNCL5305">O</cbc:ID>
			<cac:TaxScheme>
				<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
			</cac:TaxScheme>
		</cac:TaxCategory>
	</cac:AllowanceCharge>
	<cac:TaxTotal>
		<cac:TaxSubtotal>
			<cbc:TaxableAmount currencyID="EUR">200</cbc:TaxableAmount>
			<cac:TaxCategory>
				<cbc:ID>O</cbc:ID>
				<cac:TaxScheme>
					<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
				</cac:TaxScheme>
			</cac:TaxCategory>
		</cac:TaxSubtotal>
	</cac:TaxTotal>
	<cac:InvoiceLine>
		<cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="EUR">100</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
		<cac:Item>
			<cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
				<cbc:ID>O</cbc:ID>
				<cac:TaxScheme>
					<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
				</cac:TaxScheme>
			</cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
		</cac:Item>
	</cac:InvoiceLine>
</Invoice>

UBL Invoice — passes

The upstream case description: “Verify that in a VAT breakdown where VAT category code = "O" the VAT category taxable amount shall equal the sum of Invoice line net amounts minus document level allowance amounts plus document level charge amounts where the VAT category code = “O".”

<Invoice
	xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"
	xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2"
	xmlns="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2">
	<cac:AllowanceCharge>
		<cbc:ChargeIndicator>true</cbc:ChargeIndicator>
		<cbc:Amount currencyID="NOK">100</cbc:Amount>
		<cac:TaxCategory>
			<cbc:ID schemeID="UNCL5305">O</cbc:ID>
			<cac:TaxScheme>
				<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
			</cac:TaxScheme>
		</cac:TaxCategory>
	</cac:AllowanceCharge>

	<cac:AllowanceCharge>
		<cbc:ChargeIndicator>false</cbc:ChargeIndicator>
		<cbc:Amount currencyID="NOK">100</cbc:Amount>
		<cac:TaxCategory>
			<cbc:ID schemeID="UNCL5305">O</cbc:ID>
			<cac:TaxScheme>
				<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
			</cac:TaxScheme>
		</cac:TaxCategory>
	</cac:AllowanceCharge>
	<cac:TaxTotal>
		<cac:TaxSubtotal>
			<cbc:TaxableAmount currencyID="EUR">100</cbc:TaxableAmount>
			<cac:TaxCategory>
				<cbc:ID>O</cbc:ID>
				<cac:TaxScheme>
					<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
				</cac:TaxScheme>
			</cac:TaxCategory>
		</cac:TaxSubtotal>
	</cac:TaxTotal>
	<cac:InvoiceLine>
		<cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="EUR">100</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
		<cac:Item>
			<cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
				<cbc:ID>O</cbc:ID>
				<cac:TaxScheme>
					<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
				</cac:TaxScheme>
			</cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
		</cac:Item>
	</cac:InvoiceLine>
</Invoice>

What the engine reports for the failing document

{
  "element": "cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cbc:TaxableAmount",
  "field": "cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cbc:TaxableAmount",
  "fix_hint": "Adjust the VAT breakdown at `/ubl:Invoice/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'O'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']` so that In a VAT breakdown (BG-23) where the VAT category code (BT-118) is \" Not subject to VAT\" the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) shall equal the sum of Invoice line net amounts (BT-131) minus the sum of Document level allowance amounts (BT-92) plus the sum of Document level charge amounts (BT-99) where the VAT category codes (BT-151, BT-95, BT-102) are \"Not subject to VAT\".",
  "location": "/ubl:Invoice/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'O'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']",
  "message": "In a VAT breakdown (BG-23) where the VAT category code (BT-118) is 'Not subject to VAT' the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116=200) shall equal the sum of Invoice line net amounts minus allowances plus charges with a 'Not subject to VAT' VAT category code (= 100).",
  "rule": "BR-O-08",
  "severity": "fatal",
  "terms": [
    "BG-23",
    "BT-92",
    "BT-95",
    "BT-99",
    "BT-102",
    "BT-116",
    "BT-118",
    "BT-131",
    "BT-151"
  ],
  "title": "The 'Not subject to VAT' (O) VAT breakdown taxable amount (BT-116) shall equal the exact sum of O line nets − O allowances + O charges."
}

Rule ids reported for the failing document: BR-01 BR-02 BR-03 BR-04 BR-05 BR-06 BR-07 BR-08 BR-10 BR-21 BR-22 BR-23 BR-25 BR-26 BR-27 BR-33 BR-38 BR-46 BR-CO-14 BR-CO-17 BR-CO-21 BR-CO-22 BR-O-08 BR-O-09 BR-O-10. For the corrected document: BR-01 BR-02 BR-03 BR-04 BR-05 BR-06 BR-07 BR-08 BR-10 BR-21 BR-22 BR-23 BR-25 BR-26 BR-27 BR-33 BR-38 BR-46 BR-CO-14 BR-CO-17 BR-CO-21 BR-CO-22 BR-O-09 BR-O-10.

Read that pair of lists honestly. A unit case is not a complete invoice: the upstream suite strips the document down to the elements this rule reads, so the engine also reports every mandatory element the fragment leaves out — 24 other rule ids here. Those are noise for this page. The signal is the difference: BR-O-08 is reported for the failing document and gone for the corrected one, and it is the only id that moves.

Reproduce it yourself: save the failing block as invoice.xml and run einvoice validate invoice.xml --profile en16931 --format json, or paste it into the browser validator, which runs this same engine locally with no upload. Then apply the edit the passing block shows and run it again.

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