`BR-DE-14`

XRechnung (KoSIT) · validation rule

XRechnung (KoSIT)Error

XRechnung requires a VAT rate (BT-119) in every VAT breakdown, also for 0 % categories. The sender must fill cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory/cbc:Percent / ram:ApplicableTradeTax/ram:RateApplicablePercent (0 for E, Z, AE, K, G).

Field: tax_breakdown[].rate (BT-119)
Rule set: XRechnung (KoSIT)
Rule-set version: XRechnung 3.0.2 Schematron 2.6.0 · in force since 2026-10-17 · 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.

Open the live demo

Same explanation over the API: GET /v1/rules/BR-DE-14?lang=en