PEPPOL-EN16931-R055
Peppol BIS 3.0
FATAL
Official rule text
Invoice total VAT amount and Invoice total VAT amount in accounting currency MUST have the same operational sign
What this error means
This is a Peppol BIS 3.0 rule - a requirement added on top of EN 16931 for invoices exchanged over the Peppol network. Your invoice may be valid EN 16931 and still fail this check.
How to fix it
- Read the requirement in the rule text above - Peppol rules are usually precise about the expected element or format.
- Check the electronic address identifiers (endpoint IDs) and their scheme codes - they are the most frequent Peppol failures.
- If you do not send through Peppol, validate against plain EN 16931 instead.
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