BR-14
An Invoice shall have the Invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112).
What does this rule mean?
The invoice is missing the total amount with VAT (BT-112).
The gross total is a mandatory value of the totals block.
- BT-112
- Invoice total amount with VAT
Official rule message (standard)
An Invoice shall have the Invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112).
Where the rule applies
Syntax: CII · UBL
The same rule, expressed twice: UBL and CII name the same fields with different paths. Running a CII file against the UBL rules is why you get errors that mean nothing.
UBL
cac:LegalMonetaryTotal
CII
//ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation
Technical test
The rule passes when this Schematron expression holds true:
(ram:GrandTotalAmount)How to fix it
A missing or incorrect business entry only you can supply. Add or correct it, then re-check.
Add the total amount with VAT.
Correct the affected entry in your XML, then re-check the invoice. Validation runs locally in your browser — your file never leaves your machine.
Check an e-invoice here
Drop an XML or ZUGFeRD PDF file here. Validation runs locally in your browser against EN 16931 — your file never leaves your machine.