BR-AE-01

An Invoice that contains an Invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is "Reverse charge" shall contain in the VAT Breakdown (BG-23) exactly one VAT category code (BT-118) equal with "VAT reverse charge".

Official rule text

[BR-AE-01]-An Invoice that contains an Invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is "Reverse charge" shall contain in the VAT Breakdown (BG-23) exactly one VAT category code (BT-118) equal with "VAT reverse charge".

[BR-AE-01]-An Invoice that contains an Invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is "Reverse charge" shall contain in the VAT breakdown (BG-23) exactly one VAT category code (BT-118) equal with "VAT reverse charge".

Where the rule applies

Fatal and error findings make the invoice invalid (valid: false); warnings and information do not.

Business terms concerned (EN 16931)

• BG-20
• BG-21
• BG-23
• BG-25
• BT-95
• BT-102
• BT-118
• BT-151

Technical check

Syntax

UBL · CIUS-RO (1.0.9), French rules BR-FR, EXTENDED-CTC-FR (1.4.0.04), HR-CIUS (eRačun) (1.0.4), Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (3.0-2026.5), XRechnung with the CEN EN 16931 rules (3.0.2)

Context

/ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote

Test (must be true)

((exists(//cac:TaxCategory[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:ID[normalize-space(.) = 'AE']) or exists(//cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:ID[normalize-space(.) = 'AE'])) and (count(cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:ID[normalize-space(.) = 'AE']) = 1)) or (not(//cac:TaxCategory[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:ID[normalize-space(.) = 'AE']) and not(//cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory[cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']/cbc:ID[normalize-space(.) = 'AE']))

Syntax

CII · CIUS-RO (1.0.9), XRechnung with the CEN EN 16931 rules (3.0.2), ZUGFeRD / Factur-X (2.5.2)

Context

/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice

Test (must be true)

(count(//ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode='AE'])=0 and count(//ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode='AE'])=0 and count(//ram:CategoryTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode='AE'])=0) or ( count(//ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode='AE'])=1 and (exists(//ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode='AE']) or exists(//ram:CategoryTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode='AE'])))

How the API reports this rule

Every finding of POST /v1/validate carries the rule id, severity, message, location (XPath) and rule set, and links this page (docUrl):

{
  "severity": "fatal",
  "ruleId": "BR-AE-01",
  "message": "[BR-AE-01]-An Invoice that contains an Invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is \"Reverse charge\" shall contain in the VAT Breakdown (BG-23) exactly one VAT category code (BT-118) equal with \"VAT reverse charge\".",
  "xpath": "/…",
  "source": "schematron:xrechnung@3.0.2",
  "docUrl": "https://einvoice-api.eu/rules/br-ae-01.html"
}

Rule text and severity are taken unchanged from the official rule set; this page is generated from the API's configuration. Not legal advice.