Counterfoil rule note
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In a Document level charge (BG-21) where the Document level charge VAT category code (BT-102) is "Standard rated" the Document level charge VAT rate (BT-103) shall be greater than zero.
Source: https://docs.peppol.eu/poacc/billing/3.0/rules/ubl-tc434/BR-S-07/
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, May 2026 release, EN 16931 model bound to UBL
Severity note: fatal, from the Flag column of the Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 UBL rules index retrieved 2026-10-17.
On a document-level charge whose VAT category is "Standard rated", the charge VAT rate (BT-103) must be greater than zero. The published test checks that the percent is greater than 0 where the charge category code is S.
Set the charge VAT rate (BT-103) above 0 on each charge coded S.
Illustration of the condition in the official statement. Not an example published by the source.
Fails the stated condition. A charge VAT category code is S and the charge VAT rate is 0.
Passes the stated condition. A charge VAT category code is S and the charge VAT rate is greater than 0.
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cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator=true()]/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID)='S'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']
(cbc:Percent) > 0
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