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BR-S-09 Standard-rated VAT must equal the taxable amount times the rate
noun · EN 16931 · fatal · BT-117
For a sample invoice, the library reports: The VAT breakdown for category S at 19% states a VAT amount (BT-117) of 0.00 EUR on a taxable amount of 55.55, which at that rate is 10.55. BR-S-09 allows a difference of strictly less than 1.00.
- Business term
BT-117- Severity
fatal
The fix
Compute the group's VAT amount from its own taxable amount and rate, and check the rate matches the lines in the group.
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": "BR-S-09",
"field": "BT-117",
"severity": "fatal",
"message": "The VAT breakdown for category S at 19% states a VAT amount (BT-117) of 0.00 EUR on a taxable amount of 55.55, which at that rate is 10.55. BR-S-09 allows a difference of strictly less than 1.00.",
"fix": "Compute the group's VAT amount from its own taxable amount and rate, and check the rate matches the lines in the group.",
"xpath": "/ubl:Invoice/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cbc:TaxAmount",
"docsUrl": "https://attestwire.com/rules/BR-S-09"
}
xpath is always a UBL path. On a CII invoice, look for the
matching CII field instead.