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BR-Z-02 Zero-rated lines require a seller or tax representative tax ID
noun · EN 16931 · fatal · BT-31 / BT-32
For a sample invoice, the library reports: A line uses VAT category Z (Zero rated), so the invoice must carry the seller VAT identifier (BT-31), the seller tax registration identifier (BT-32), or a seller tax representative (BG-11).
- Business term
BT-31 / BT-32- Severity
fatal
The fix
Set seller.vatId (e.g. "DE123456789"). If you are not VAT-registered but have a national tax number, set seller.taxRegistrationId instead.
A passing value
"seller": { "vatId": "DE123456789" }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-Z-02",
"field": [
"BT-31",
"BT-32"
],
"severity": "fatal",
"message": "A line uses VAT category Z (Zero rated), so the invoice must carry the seller VAT identifier (BT-31), the seller tax registration identifier (BT-32), or a seller tax representative (BG-11). Zero-rating is a VAT treatment, not the absence of VAT — the supply is still inside the VAT system and the supplier must be identified.",
"fix": "Set seller.vatId (e.g. \"DE123456789\"). If you are not VAT-registered but have a national tax number, set seller.taxRegistrationId instead.",
"example": "\"seller\": { \"vatId\": \"DE123456789\" }",
"docsUrl": "https://attestwire.com/rules/BR-Z-02"
}