`BR-IP-05`

In an Invoice line (BG-25) where the Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) is "IPSI" the Invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152) shall be 0 (zero) or greater than zero.

Official rule text

[BR-IP-05]-In an Invoice line (BG-25) where the Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) is "IPSI" the Invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152) shall be 0 (zero) or greater than zero.

Where the rule applies

Rule set	Document type	Severity
CIUS-RO (1.0.9) Romanian Ministry of Finance	CIUS-RO (UBL Invoice), CIUS-RO (UBL CreditNote)	fatal

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

Business terms concerned (EN 16931)

BG-25
BT-151
BT-152

Technical check

Syntax: UBL · CIUS-RO (1.0.9)
Context: cac:InvoiceLine/cac:Item/cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'M'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']| cac:CreditNoteLine/cac:Item/cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'M'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']
Test (must be true): (cbc:Percent) >= 0

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-IP-05",
  "message": "[BR-IP-05]-In an Invoice line (BG-25) where the Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) is \"IPSI\" the Invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152) shall be 0 (zero) or greater than zero.",
  "xpath": "/…",
  "source": "schematron:cius-ro@1.0.9",
  "docUrl": "https://einvoice-api.eu/rules/br-ip-05.html"
}

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