BR-DEC-19
EN 16931-1 layer: en16931
Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5
What does BR-DEC-19 mean? The allowed maximum number of decimals for the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) is 2.
Why did my invoice fail BR-DEC-19?
The VAT category taxable amount (BT-116), the sum of line net amounts belonging to one VAT breakdown (BG-23), may have at most two decimal places. Limiting precision here ensures the taxable base per VAT rate reconciles cleanly with the tax amount and document totals.
Official rule text
The allowed maximum number of decimals for the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) is 2.
Common causes
- Summing line net amounts as floats and emitting the unrounded result
- Aggregating values that were themselves not rounded to 2 decimals
- Currency-conversion producing more than 2 decimals in the taxable base
How do I fix it?
Round before output: <cac:TaxSubtotal><cbc:TaxableAmount currencyID="EUR">1000.00</cbc:TaxableAmount>...</cac:TaxSubtotal>
Related rules
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