InvoiceGlass

The invoice total with VAT does not add up · BR-CO-15

  • Severity · Error
  • Applies to · UBL / CII
  • Editorial review pending

Add the VAT total in invoice currency (BT-110) to the invoice total before VAT (BT-109). This gives the invoice total including VAT (BT-112).

As of

Who can correct it?

The sender can correct the invoice.

How to fix it

  1. Check the total before VAT and the VAT amount in the invoice currency. Recalculate the gross total and make sure the VAT amount is labelled with the appropriate currency.
  2. XML fields in the affected group · UBL cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount and cac:TaxTotal/cbc:TaxAmount · CII ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation → ram:GrandTotalAmount, ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount, ram:TaxTotalAmount

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The gross invoice total is the sum of the net total and the VAT total in the invoice currency. The pinned CII assertion also has an alternative branch that accepts equality of gross and net totals.

Message to the sender

Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – The invoice total with VAT does not add up

Hello,

could you clarify a detail on your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate} (BR-CO-15)? Add the VAT total in invoice currency (BT-110) to the invoice total before VAT (BT-109). Check the total before VAT and the VAT amount in the invoice currency. Recalculate the gross total and make sure the VAT amount is labelled with the appropriate currency.

Could you send us the corrected invoice?

Thank you and kind regards

Example

EUR 100 before VAT plus EUR 19 VAT gives EUR 119 including VAT. EUR 120 fails the check.

Related rules

Business terms

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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