Validation rules

BR-E-06

A document-level allowance with VAT category "E" (exempt) must have a VAT rate of 0.

Rule
BR-E-06official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule
Severity
error
Detected by
tier 3 — KoSIT validator (authoritative)
Reachability
Triggerable from your request JSON (generate & validate)

How to fix it

Set the allowance's vat to 0, or change its vat_category.

BR-E-06 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?

Ein Nachlass auf Dokumentebene mit der Kategorie "E" (steuerbefreit) muss den Steuersatz 0 tragen.

So beheben Sie den Fehler

Setzen Sie vat am Nachlass auf 0 — oder ändern Sie dessen vat_category.

Official sources

Every 422 from the API lists the rule id, the path in your request JSON, a plain-language message and a suggested fix — see the docs overview for the report format.

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