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BR-AE-1 Field BG-25 VAT categories (BR-S/Z/E/AE)

Fix BR-AE-1: Reverse charge (AE): tax data incomplete

[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".

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What does BR-AE-1 mean?

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". For every VAT category used, EN 16931 demands certain accompanying mandatory data.

Common causes of BR-AE-1

How to fix BR-AE-1

  1. Find the faulty spot in the XML. Open the XML of the invoice and go to field BG-25 along this XPath://ram:ApplicableTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode='AE']
  2. Apply the fix. For reverse charge (category 'AE') both the Seller VAT identifier (BT-31) AND a VAT identifier or tax number of the buyer must be present; set CalculatedAmount = 0 and give an ExemptionReason.
  3. Validate again. Save the file and validate it again to check that BR-AE-1 is no longer reported.
Concrete fix

For reverse charge (category 'AE') both the Seller VAT identifier (BT-31) AND a VAT identifier or tax number of the buyer must be present; set CalculatedAmount = 0 and give an ExemptionReason.

XPath//ram:ApplicableTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode='AE']

Frequent questions about BR-AE-1

How do I fix BR-AE-1?
For reverse charge (category 'AE') both the Seller VAT identifier (BT-31) AND a VAT identifier or tax number of the buyer must be present; set CalculatedAmount = 0 and give an ExemptionReason.

Related error codes

BR-E-1 VAT exemption (E): entries incomplete BR-S-1 Standard rated (S): seller VAT identifier or tax registration identifier missing BR-Z-1 Zero rated (Z): entries incomplete BR-S-10 Exemption reason (BT-120/BT-121) not allowed with standard rating BR-S-2 Seller tax identifier (BT-31) missing for category S BR-S-3 Tax identifier missing for allowance with category S (BT-31)

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