Fix BR-41: Invoice line allowance amount (BT-136) missing

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What does BR-41 mean?

Every invoice line allowance must state its amount. Otherwise the line cannot be calculated.

Common causes of BR-41

The invoice line allowance was transmitted without ram:ActualAmount.
The amount is negative or carries the wrong sign in the XML.
Only a discounted unit price was calculated instead of an allowance, without showing the allowance as its own block.

How to fix BR-41

Find the faulty spot in the XML. Open the XML of the invoice and go to field BT-136 along this XPath://ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge/ram:ActualAmount
Apply the fix. Every invoice line allowance (BG-27) needs an amount (BT-136). Add the element ram:ActualAmount with the positive allowance amount to the ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge of the line (with ChargeIndicator=false).
Validate again. Save the file and validate it again to check that BR-41 is no longer reported.

Concrete fix

Every invoice line allowance (BG-27) needs an amount (BT-136). Add the element ram:ActualAmount with the positive allowance amount to the ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge of the line (with ChargeIndicator=false).

XPath

//ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge/ram:ActualAmount

Before / after: the XML example

This is the spot in question before and after the fix (Cross Industry Invoice, ZUGFeRD/Factur-X).

Wrong

<ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge>
  <ram:ChargeIndicator><udt:Indicator>false</udt:Indicator></ram:ChargeIndicator>
  <ram:Reason>Mengenrabatt</ram:Reason>
</ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge>

Correct

<ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge>
  <ram:ChargeIndicator><udt:Indicator>false</udt:Indicator></ram:ChargeIndicator>
  <ram:ActualAmount>2.50</ram:ActualAmount>
  <ram:Reason>Mengenrabatt</ram:Reason>
</ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge>

Frequent questions about BR-41

Must the allowance amount be positive?

Yes. ram:ActualAmount is entered as a positive value. Whether it is an allowance or a charge is controlled by the ChargeIndicator alone (false=allowance).

How does the allowance affect the line amount?

The invoice line net amount (BT-131) is quantity times unit price, reduced by the invoice line allowances and increased by the invoice line charges.

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