BR-CO-14
Invoice total VAT amount (BT-110) = Σ VAT category tax amount (BT-117).
What does this rule mean?
The total VAT amount (BT-110) is not the sum of the per-category VAT amounts (BT-117).
The total VAT must equal the sum of the individual VAT breakdown amounts.
- BT-110
- Invoice total VAT amount
- BT-117
- VAT category tax amount
Official rule message (standard)
Invoice total VAT amount (BT-110) = Σ VAT category tax amount (BT-117).
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
/ubl:Invoice/cac:TaxTotal | /cn:CreditNote/cac:TaxTotal
CII
//ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:TaxTotalAmount[@currencyID=/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:InvoiceCurrencyCode]
Technical test
The rule passes when this Schematron expression holds true:
. = (round(sum(/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax/ram:CalculatedAmount)*10*10)div 100)How to fix it
Touches amounts, VAT or IBAN. We never change these automatically — correct them in your source data.
Check the VAT breakdown (BG-23) against the total VAT amount.
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.