BR-CO-05
EN 16931-1 layer: en16931
Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5
What does BR-CO-05 mean? Document level allowance reason code (BT-98) and Document level allowance reason (BT-97) shall indicate the same type of allowance.
Why did my invoice fail BR-CO-05?
For a document-level allowance, the reason code (BT-98) and the free-text reason (BT-97) must describe the same type of allowance and not contradict each other. They are alternate expressions of the same justification, so a code of "discount" paired with text about "packaging" is invalid.
Official rule text
Document level allowance reason code (BT-98) and Document level allowance reason (BT-97) shall indicate the same type of allowance.
Common causes
- Reason code hard-coded to one value while the text is generated from a different field.
- Copy-paste from another allowance leaving mismatched code and text.
- Using a numeric code whose meaning the author misunderstood.
- Localized reason text that no longer matches the selected code.
How do I fix it?
Make code and text agree on the same allowance type: <cac:AllowanceCharge><cbc:ChargeIndicator>false</cbc:ChargeIndicator><cbc:AllowanceChargeReasonCode>95</cbc:AllowanceChargeReasonCode><cbc:AllowanceChargeReason>Discount</cbc:AllowanceChargeReason>...</cac:AllowanceCharge>
Related rules
BR-CO-03 · BR-CO-04 · BR-CO-06 · BR-CO-07 · BR-CO-08 · BR-CO-09 · BR-CO-10 · BR-CO-11
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