BR-E-9

Exempt (E): VAT amount must be 0

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What does this error mean?

In a VAT breakdown of category E (exempt from VAT), the VAT amount (BT-117) must equal 0.

How to fix it

Set the VAT amount of the E category to 0 and state the exemption reason (BT-120/121).

Affected fields

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Rule source: EN 16931 / XRechnung (KOSIT) or Billhorse check (BH-*).