BR-Z-05
EN 16931
FATAL
The official rule text below states the exact requirement your invoice does not meet. The referenced business terms (BT-xx) identify the fields involved.
How to fix it
- Locate the elements for the business terms (BT) named in the rule text.
- Compare your values against the stated requirement and correct them.
- Re-validate - fixing one rule sometimes reveals a related one.
Official rule text
In an Invoice line (BG-25) where the Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) is "Zero rated" the Invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152) shall be 0 (zero).
Developers also reach this page searching for an “invoice validation error”, an “e-invoice rejected” message, or how to fix a failed EN 16931 compliance check — it's the same issue, explained above.
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