BR-O-05: Outside-scope lines must omit the VAT rate
Outside-scope lines must omit the VAT rate; omit the line VAT percentage for an outside-scope transaction.
What the rule says
[BR-O-05]-An Invoice line (BG-25) where the VAT category code (BT-151) is "Not subject to VAT" shall not contain an Invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152).
Official en16931 source, version 1.3.16. EUPL 1.2; sources, licences and notices. Syntax and business checks are separate; this is not certification.
Outside-scope lines must omit the VAT rate
Outside-scope lines must omit the VAT rate. The controlled example changes the specific field or group named by this rule. Insert only /*/cac:InvoiceLine[1]/cac:Item/cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory/cbc:Percent.
Business terms: BT-151, BT-152.
Omit the line VAT percentage for an outside-scope transaction.
Reproduced failure and correction
Tested on 2 November 2026 with the production SaxonC-HE 13.1 / saxonche 13.1.1 engine, en16931 mode, UBL. The XSD passes; the report then contains BR-O-05. Restoring this fragment makes the complete original invoice pass the selected checks.
[BR-O-05]-An Invoice line (BG-25) where the VAT category code (BT-151) is "Not subject to VAT" shall not contain an Invoiced item VAT rate (BT-152).Additional triggered rules: 0. None. Counts include distinct error and warning codes; the target code is excluded.
Precise mutated XPath: /*/cac:InvoiceLine[1]/cac:Item/cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory/cbc:Percent.
Before: triggers this rule
<cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:ubl="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2" xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">
<cbc:ID>O</cbc:ID>
<cbc:Percent>0</cbc:Percent><cac:TaxScheme>
<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
</cac:TaxScheme>
</cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
After: passes
<cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:ubl="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2" xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">
<cbc:ID>O</cbc:ID>
<cac:TaxScheme>
<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
</cac:TaxScheme>
</cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
The context shown is part of a complete invoice; it is not a standalone invoice. Mutation: insert-rate at /*/cac:InvoiceLine[1]/cac:Item/cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory/cbc:Percent. The passing baseline is validated with the selected pinned package. UBL examples use a controlled single-line adaptation of the official XRechnung example; the CII example uses the official EN 16931 baseline.
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Check the rest of the invoice
Repair the source data and exporter, then validate the complete invoice again with the same package. Review every remaining error and warning; a passing rule is not a guarantee of recipient acceptance.
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