Error
BR-DEC-19
EN 16931
The allowed maximum number of decimals for the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) is 2.
Mandatory rule: As long as it is violated, the invoice is invalid and will be rejected by validators.
What is wrong
The value in ram:BasisAmount has more than two characters after the decimal point. The taxable amount (BT-116) may have no more than two decimal places.
What the rule means
The limit ensures that the taxable amount is expressed with no more than two decimal places.
Affected fields
BT-116
Please enter the taxable amount with no more than two decimal places
The taxable amount in ram:BasisAmount has more than two decimal places. Adjust the value so that it has no more than two digits after the decimal point.
What to do
- Find the relevant
ram:BasisAmount. - Adjust the value so that no more than two digits follow the decimal point.
- Generate the invoice again and validate it once more.
What it looks like
✗ Triggers the message
<ram:BasisAmount>123.456</ram:BasisAmount>
✓ Correct
<ram:BasisAmount>123.45</ram:BasisAmount>
Technical details
The test counts the characters after the first period in the string value of ram:BasisAmount and allows no more than two.
Where the rule applies
The rule applies to ram:BasisAmount (BT-116) in the document-level VAT breakdown.
Context (
rule/@context)//ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax
Test expression (
assert/@test)string-length(substring-after(ram:BasisAmount,'.'))<=2