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BR-AF-10 – IGIC: exemption reason missing or not allowed

What the rule says

A VAT breakdown (BG-23) with VAT Category code (BT-118) "IGIC" shall not have a VAT exemption reason code (BT-121) or VAT exemption reason text (BT-120).

How to fix it

Fill in or correct the fields named in the rule (the BT/BG codes tell you which). The test below shows exactly what is checked in the XML. Quickest: validate the invoice to get the exact location and, for amounts, the correct value.

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Where it is checked in the XML

Context: /*/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'L'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']

Test (XPath):

not(cbc:TaxExemptionReason) and not(cbc:TaxExemptionReasonCode)

Related rules

• BR-AF-01 IGIC: VAT breakdown for this category missing
• BR-AF-02 IGIC: seller VAT identifier missing
• BR-AF-03 IGIC: seller VAT identifier missing (allowance)
• BR-AF-04 IGIC: seller VAT identifier missing (charge)
• BR-AF-05 IGIC: wrong VAT rate on a line
• BR-AF-06 IGIC: wrong VAT rate on an allowance
• BR-AF-07 IGIC: wrong VAT rate on a charge
• BR-AF-08 IGIC: wrong taxable amount in the VAT breakdown
• BR-AF-09 IGIC: wrong VAT amount in the VAT breakdown