`BR-46`

EN 16931 · validation rule

EN 16931Error

A VAT breakdown (BG-23) has no VAT amount (BT-117). The sender must fill cac:TaxSubtotal/cbc:TaxAmount / ram:ApplicableTradeTax/ram:CalculatedAmount (0.00 for exempt, zero-rated or reverse-charge categories).

Field: tax_breakdown[].tax_amount (BT-117)
Rule set: EN 16931
Rule-set version: EN 16931 validation artefacts 1.3.17 · in force since 2026-10-13 · Rule-set changelog
Who has to fix it: The sender

This is a property of the file you received, so it cannot be corrected on your side without changing the document — ask the supplier to reissue it.

Check your own invoice

Drop the file that failed. We parse it, run the official rule sets against it and list every finding with a fix — 20 invoices per day, no key, nothing stored.

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