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BR-19 Seller tax representative postal address is required when the party is present

The Seller tax representative postal address (BG-12) shall be provided when the Seller (BG-4) has a Seller tax representative party (BG-11).

Problem Description

The Seller tax representative postal address (BG-12) shall be provided when the Seller (BG-4) has a Seller tax representative party (BG-11).

ERROR

XRechnung 3.0

Context and Significance

This is a core EN16931 conditional rule; the tax representative address is required for VAT jurisdiction whenever such a party is declared.

Solution

When a cac:TaxRepresentativeParty group is present, add its cac:PostalAddress with at least the country code.

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Valid Examples

Use these points as the practical checks for this section.

  • cac:TaxRepresentativeParty present with a cac:PostalAddress containing a country

Invalid Examples

Use these points as the practical checks for this section.

  • cac:TaxRepresentativeParty is present but has no cac:PostalAddress

Code Examples

Valid XML
<cac:TaxRepresentativeParty>
  <cac:PartyName>
    <cbc:Name>VAT Rep Services Ltd</cbc:Name>
  </cac:PartyName>
  <cac:PostalAddress>
    <cac:Country>
      <cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode>
    </cac:Country>
  </cac:PostalAddress>
</cac:TaxRepresentativeParty>
Invalid XML
<cac:TaxRepresentativeParty>
  <cac:PartyName>
    <cbc:Name>VAT Rep Services Ltd</cbc:Name>
  </cac:PartyName>
</cac:TaxRepresentativeParty>

Affected Fields

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