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Rule reference

BR-Z-02 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)

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.

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Business term
BT-31 / BT-32
Severity
fatal

What the library returns

The exact object in result.errors when this rule fires. Generated by running @attestwire/en16931, not transcribed:

TeachingError
{
  "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"
}

A passing value

the shape this field expects
"seller": { "vatId": "DE123456789" }

The fix

Set seller.vatId (e.g. "DE123456789"). If you are not VAT-registered but have a national tax number, set seller.taxRegistrationId instead.

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Nearby: BR-Z-05 — A line uses VAT category Z (Zero rated), so the invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152) must be 0, but it is 19; BR-S-05 — A line uses VAT category S (standard rated), so the invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152) must be greater than zero, but it is 0; BR-CO-09 — VAT identifiers must carry a country prefix.

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