PEPPOL-EN16931-R053: Only one tax total with tax subtotals MUST be provided

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.21 · UBL

fatalformat

Original rule text

[PEPPOL-EN16931-R053]-Only one tax total with tax subtotals MUST be provided.

Stored validation assertion

count(cac:TaxTotal[cac:TaxSubtotal]) = 1

PEPPOL-EN16931-R053 is a fatal rule in the format layer of Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.21 · UBL. An invoice that breaks it is rejected.

What this rule requires

The rule requires that in a UBL invoice or credit note, exactly one cac:TaxTotal element contains at least one cac:TaxSubtotal. The test counts only those cac:TaxTotal elements that have a cac:TaxSubtotal child, and this count must equal 1. A document fails if there is no such tax total, or if more than one cac:TaxTotal contains a cac:TaxSubtotal.

How to fix

Ensure the document has exactly one cac:TaxTotal that includes at least one cac:TaxSubtotal. If no such cac:TaxTotal exists, add one with the required tax subtotal. If several cac:TaxTotal elements contain cac:TaxSubtotal, remove or merge the extra ones so that only one remains. cac:TaxTotal elements without cac:TaxSubtotal are not counted by this rule.

Guidance on this rule. The original text above is authoritative.

Where to go next

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