Reference
Markdown exportBR-03 Invoice issue date is required
An invoice shall have an Invoice issue date (BT-2) stating the date on which the invoice was issued.
Problem Description
An invoice shall have an Invoice issue date (BT-2) stating the date on which the invoice was issued.
ERROR
XRechnung 3.0
Context and Significance
This is a core EN16931 rule; the issue date anchors payment terms, VAT periods and legal retention, so an invoice cannot omit it.
Solution
Add cbc:IssueDate in ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD); it must be present and non-empty.
Quick actions
Valid Examples
Use these points as the practical checks for this section.
- BT-2 = 2024-05-01 — a valid ISO 8601 date
Invalid Examples
Use these points as the practical checks for this section.
- cbc:IssueDate element is missing from the invoice header
Code Examples
Valid XML
<cbc:ID>RE-2024-0001</cbc:ID>
<cbc:IssueDate>2024-05-01</cbc:IssueDate>Invalid XML
<cbc:ID>RE-2024-0001</cbc:ID>
<cbc:InvoiceTypeCode>380</cbc:InvoiceTypeCode>