InvoiceGlass

The corrected invoice does not name the original invoice · BR-DE-26

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

The invoice is marked as a corrected invoice (code 384 in the invoice type BT-3). A correction should say which earlier invoice it corrects (preceding invoice reference, BG-3) so the recipient can match the two. This reference is missing. The invoice is still valid, but matching it is harder.

As of

Who can correct it?

The sender can correct the invoice.

How to fix it

  1. Ask the sender which invoice is being corrected, if this is not clear from the free text.
  2. For the future, ask them to give the number and date of the original invoice in the dedicated field.
  3. If you issued the invoice yourself: enter the original invoice number in the preceding invoice field.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · A corrected invoice with document type code 384 should include at least one preceding invoice reference (BG-3).

Message to the sender

Subject: Corrected invoice {invoiceNumber} – reference to the original invoice

Hello,

Thank you for your corrected invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate}. Our check flagged that it does not reference the original invoice it corrects (rule BR-DE-26). The correction is valid, but could you please tell us which invoice it relates to, and include that reference in the dedicated field in future?

Kind regards

Example

The correction uses code 384 and has no structured reference to a previous invoice. The sender adds the number of the invoice being corrected in BG-3.

Related rules

Business terms

BG-3

Rule versions

KoSIT · XRechnung Schematron 2.6.0

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