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ATW-VAT-RATE-OUT-OF-RANGE A VAT rate must be between -100% and 100%

noun · Attestwire · fatal · BG-25

For a sample invoice, the library reports: lines[0].vatRate is 1e+308%. No VAT regime charges more than the price itself, and a rate this size cannot be computed exactly.

Business term

BG-25

Severity

fatal

The fix

Set the rate as a percentage: 19 for 19%, not 0.19 or 1900.

What the library returns

The full error returned by @attestwire/en16931. It includes the rule ID, affected field and suggested correction. Developers can use this object in their application:

{
  "rule": "ATW-VAT-RATE-OUT-OF-RANGE",
  "field": "BG-25",
  "severity": "fatal",
  "message": "lines[0].vatRate is 1e+308%. No VAT regime charges more than the price itself, and a rate this size cannot be computed exactly.",
  "fix": "Set the rate as a percentage: 19 for 19%, not 0.19 or 1900.",
  "docsUrl": "https://github.com/attestwire/en16931#not-implemented-yet"
}