BR-DEC-14
EN 16931-1 layer: en16931
Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5
What does BR-DEC-14 mean? The allowed maximum number of decimals for the Invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112) is 2.
Why did my invoice fail BR-DEC-14?
The Invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112), the tax-inclusive grand total (tax-exclusive amount plus total VAT), is limited to two decimals. As the invoice's headline payable figure it must reconcile exactly with the amount due, so it is held to currency precision.
Official rule text
The allowed maximum number of decimals for the Invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112) is 2.
Common causes
- Adding tax-exclusive and VAT figures that carried residual precision
- Floating-point sum leaving a trailing decimal
- Total recomputed after conversion without re-rounding
How do I fix it?
Round the grand total: <cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount currencyID="EUR">2970.00</cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount> in cac:LegalMonetaryTotal.
Related rules
BR-DEC-01 · BR-DEC-02 · BR-DEC-05 · BR-DEC-06 · BR-DEC-09 · BR-DEC-10 · BR-DEC-11 · BR-DEC-12
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