Validation rules

UBL-SR-53

A cac:PartyTaxScheme states a TaxScheme/ID but no cbc:CompanyID — the identifier itself (e.g. the VAT number) is missing from the tax scheme entry.

Rule
UBL-SR-53official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule
Severity
error
Detected by
tier 3 — KoSIT validator (authoritative)
Reachability
Only reachable when validating your own XML — normbill-generated documents cannot trigger it

The serializer only emits PartyTaxScheme when a vat_id/tax_number value exists, always with its CompanyID.

How to fix it

Add the identifier as cbc:CompanyID, or remove the empty PartyTaxScheme wrapper.

UBL-SR-53 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?

Der KoSIT-Validator lehnt die Rechnung ab, weil ein cac:PartyTaxScheme zwar eine TaxScheme/ID nennt, aber keine cbc:CompanyID trägt — der eigentliche Identifikator (z. B. die USt-IdNr.) fehlt.

So beheben Sie den Fehler

Ergänzen Sie den Identifikator als cbc:CompanyID — oder entfernen Sie das leere PartyTaxScheme.

Official sources

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