BR-14 in your own invoice? Upload the file and find every error in seconds.
What does BR-14 mean?
The invoice must state the gross total, that is the net total plus VAT.
Common causes of BR-14
- The element 'ram:GrandTotalAmount' is missing from the document totals.
- The issuing system supplies only the amount due for payment, not the gross total.
- The gross total was forgotten during export.
How to fix BR-14
- Find the faulty spot in the XML. Open the XML of the invoice and go to field BT-112 along this XPath:
//ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:GrandTotalAmount - Apply the fix. Add the Invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112) in the element 'ram:GrandTotalAmount' of the document totals. The value is the Invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109) plus the Invoice total VAT amount (BT-110).
- Validate again. Save the file and validate it again to check that BR-14 is no longer reported.
Concrete fix
Add the Invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112) in the element 'ram:GrandTotalAmount' of the document totals. The value is the Invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109) plus the Invoice total VAT amount (BT-110).
XPath
//ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:GrandTotalAmountBefore / after: the XML example
This is the spot in question before and after the fix (Cross Industry Invoice, ZUGFeRD/Factur-X).
Wrong
<ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>
<ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>100.00</ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>
<ram:DuePayableAmount>119.00</ram:DuePayableAmount>
</ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>
Correct
<ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>
<ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>100.00</ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount>
<ram:GrandTotalAmount>119.00</ram:GrandTotalAmount>
<ram:DuePayableAmount>119.00</ram:DuePayableAmount>
</ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation>Frequent questions about BR-14
How is BT-112 calculated?
Invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109) plus Invoice total VAT amount (BT-110). That is the gross total of the invoice.
Is BT-112 the same as the amount due for payment?
Not necessarily. BT-112 is the gross total. The amount due for payment (BT-115) can differ, for example through amounts already paid or rounding.
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