InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Withholding tax details / Document header” · UBL-CR-513

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cac:WithholdingTaxTotal in UBL invoices. It checks for withholding tax details under “document header”.

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:WithholdingTaxTotal.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cac:WithholdingTaxTotal 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:WithholdingTaxTotal returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-513 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged withholding tax details under “document header”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cac:WithholdingTaxTotal under “document header”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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