InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Tax evidence indicator / Tax total” · UBL-CR-495

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:TaxEvidenceIndicator in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for tax evidence indicator under “tax total”.

As of

Who can correct it?

The invoicing software provider can correct the export.

How to fix it

  1. Find the entry in the UBL export at cac:TaxTotal/cbc:TaxEvidenceIndicator.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:TaxEvidenceIndicator at this location. If you need the information, first check where the selected profile expects it.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The test reports a finding as soon as cac:TaxTotal/cbc:TaxEvidenceIndicator returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-495 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged tax evidence indicator under “tax total”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:TaxEvidenceIndicator under “tax total”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cac:TaxTotal/cbc:TaxEvidenceIndicator

Fails the rule
<cbc:TaxEvidenceIndicator>true</cbc:TaxEvidenceIndicator>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file