BR-DE-12 in your own invoice? Upload the file and find every error in seconds.
What does BR-DE-12 mean?
BR-DE-12 is no longer a rule of its own in the current version of XRechnung/EN 16931 (it was assigned in earlier versions and has since been removed or renumbered). This page is here for orientation; for current invoices this rule number does not matter.
Common causes of BR-DE-12
- The rule number comes from an earlier XRechnung version.
- In XRechnung 3.x it was removed or moved to a different number.
How to fix BR-DE-12
- Find the faulty spot in the XML. Open the XML of the invoice and go to the spot in question along this XPath:
- Apply the fix. This rule number no longer exists in the current XRechnung version. Check the current KoSIT specification; the original point is today mostly covered by another BR-DE rule.
- Validate again. Save the file and validate it again to check that BR-DE-12 is no longer reported.
Concrete fix
This rule number no longer exists in the current XRechnung version. Check the current KoSIT specification; the original point is today mostly covered by another BR-DE rule.
Frequent questions about BR-DE-12
Is BR-DE-12 still checked?
No. In the current XRechnung/EN 16931 version this rule number no longer exists. A modern validator does not report it.
Related error codes
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