PEPPOL-EN16931-R005 in your own invoice? Upload the file and find every error in seconds.
What does PEPPOL-EN16931-R005 mean?
BT-6 states the currency in which the VAT amount is additionally reported (for example the local currency on a foreign currency invoice). If it equals the invoice currency, the entry is pointless and Peppol forbids it.
Common causes of PEPPOL-EN16931-R005
- TaxCurrencyCode (BT-6) was filled automatically with the same currency as InvoiceCurrencyCode (BT-5).
How to fix PEPPOL-EN16931-R005
- Find the faulty spot in the XML. Open the XML of the invoice and go to field BT-6 along this XPath:
//rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:TaxCurrencyCode - Apply the fix. Remove BT-6 ('ram:TaxCurrencyCode') if the tax and invoice currencies are the same - BT-6 exists only for a differing VAT accounting currency.
- Validate again. Save the file and validate it again to check that PEPPOL-EN16931-R005 is no longer reported.
Concrete fix
Remove BT-6 ('ram:TaxCurrencyCode') if the tax and invoice currencies are the same - BT-6 exists only for a differing VAT accounting currency.
XPath
//rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:TaxCurrencyCodeFrequent questions about PEPPOL-EN16931-R005
When do I need BT-6 at all?
Only when VAT must be reported in a currency other than the invoice currency - for example a foreign currency invoice with the tax shown in euro.
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