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BR-Z-01 – Zero rated: VAT breakdown for this category missing

What the rule says

An Invoice that contains an Invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is "Zero rated" shall contain in the VAT breakdown (BG-23) exactly one VAT category code (BT-118) equal with "Zero rated".

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: /ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote

Test (XPath):

((exists(//cac:TaxCategory[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:ID[normalize-space(.) = 'Z']) or exists(//cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:ID[normalize-space(.) = 'Z'])) and (count(cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:ID[normalize-space(.) = 'Z']) = 1)) or (not(//cac:TaxCategory[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:ID[normalize-space(.) = 'Z']) and not(//cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:ID[normalize-space(.) = 'Z']))

Related rules

• BR-Z-02 Zero rated: seller VAT identifier missing
• BR-Z-03 Zero rated: seller VAT identifier missing (allowance)
• BR-Z-04 Zero rated: seller VAT identifier missing (charge)
• BR-Z-05 Zero rated: wrong VAT rate on a line
• BR-Z-06 Zero rated: wrong VAT rate on an allowance
• BR-Z-07 Zero rated: wrong VAT rate on a charge
• BR-Z-08 Zero rated: wrong taxable amount in the VAT breakdown
• BR-Z-09 Zero rated: wrong VAT amount in the VAT breakdown
• BR-Z-10 Zero rated: exemption reason missing or not allowed