Seller VAT identifier or tax number is missing (BR-DE-16)
- Standard: XRechnung
- Severity: error
- Affected fields: BT-31, BT-32
Meaning
The invoice must state the seller's VAT identifier (BT-31), tax registration identifier (BT-32) or tax representative (BG-11). This applies whenever it uses VAT category S, Z, E, AE, K, G, L or M.
Original text of the rule
Wenn in einer Rechnung die Steuercodes S, Z, E, AE, K, G, L oder M verwendet werden, muss mindestens eines der Elemente "Seller VAT identifier" (BT-31), "Seller tax registration identifier" (BT-32) oder "SELLER TAX REPRESENTATIVE PARTY" (BG-11) übermittelt werden.
Possible causes
- The seller's master data holds neither a VAT identifier nor a tax number.
How to fix it
- In your invoicing software, add the VAT identifier or the tax number to your company data.
- In the XML: UBL cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyTaxScheme/cbc:CompanyID; CII ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration/ram:ID with schemeID VA (BT-31) or FC (BT-32).