# BT-119 — VAT category rate

> https://billhorse.com/en/terms/bt-119/

The category's tax rate as a percentage (e.g. 19, not 0.19). Multiplied with BT-116 it yields BT-117; category S requires a rate above 0, category Z exactly 0.

## Where does it live in the XML?

- UBL: `cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory/cbc:Percent`
- CII: `ram:ApplicableTradeTax/ram:RateApplicablePercent`

## Checked by these rules

- [BR-CO-17 — VAT amount miscalculated](https://billhorse.com/en/rules/br-co-17/)