Validation rules
BR-IC-10
Lines use VAT category "K" (intra-community supply) but no exemption reason (BT-120) or reason code (BT-121) is given.
- Rule
BR-IC-10— official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule- Severity
- error
- Business term
BT-120— VAT exemption reason- Field in your JSON
invoice.tax_exemptions[*].reason
How to fix it
Add invoice.tax_exemptions: [{ category: "K", reason: "Intra-community supply" }] (or reason_code "VATEX-EU-IC").
BR-IC-10 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?
Positionen verwenden die Kategorie "K" (innergemeinschaftliche Lieferung), aber es fehlt der Befreiungsgrund (BT-120) oder Befreiungscode (BT-121).
So beheben Sie den Fehler
Ergänzen Sie invoice.tax_exemptions: [{ category: "K", reason: "Steuerfreie innergemeinschaftliche Lieferung (§ 4 Nr. 1b UStG)" }] — oder reason_code "VATEX-EU-IC".
Official sources
- XRechnung specification (KoSIT / xeinkauf.de)
- KoSIT validator on GitHub and the XRechnung validator configuration
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.