The allowance total does not add up · BR-CO-11
- Severity · Error
- Applies to · UBL / CII
- Editorial review pending
The total of the document-level allowances (BT-107) is the sum of the individual amounts (BT-92). Adjustments made on an invoice line are already included in its net amount.
As of
Who can correct it?
The sender can correct the invoice.
How to fix it
- Recalculate the total of the document-level allowances using only adjustments on the invoice as a whole. You can omit the total field if there are no such adjustments.
- XML fields in the affected group · UBL cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:AllowanceTotalAmount · CII ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:AllowanceTotalAmount
Rule text and source
Paraphrase · BT-107 equals the sum of the amounts in BT-92, rounded to two decimal places. The total may be absent when there are no individual adjustments.
Message to the sender
Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – The allowance total does not add up
Hello,
could you clarify a detail on your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate} (BR-CO-11)? The total of the document-level allowances (BT-107) is the sum of the individual amounts (BT-92). Recalculate the total of the document-level allowances using only adjustments on the invoice as a whole. You can omit the total field if there are no such adjustments.
Could you send us the corrected invoice?
Thank you and kind regardsExample
For document-level allowances of EUR 10 and EUR 5, EUR 12 is wrong. The total is EUR 15.
Related rules
- BR-31 · The document-level allowance has no amountError
- BR-AE-08 · Taxable amount does not match the invoice lines (reverse charge)Error
- BR-AF-08 · Taxable amount does not match the invoice lines (IGIC)Error
- BR-AG-08 · Taxable amount does not match the invoice lines (IPSI)Error
- BR-CO-13 · The invoice total before VAT does not add upError
Business terms
Rule versions
CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16
CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17