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  1. E-Invoicing Resources
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  3. BR-CO-13

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BR-CO-13 Invoice total without VAT must equal line total minus allowances plus charges

The Invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109) must equal the Sum of invoice line net amount (BT-106) minus the Sum of allowances on document level (BT-107) plus the Sum of charges on document level (BT-108).

Problem DescriptionContext and SignificanceSolutionValid ExamplesInvalid ExamplesTechnical DetailsRelated RulesValidation ToolsRelated Resources

Problem Description#

The Invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109) must equal the Sum of invoice line net amount (BT-106) minus the Sum of allowances on document level (BT-107) plus the Sum of charges on document level (BT-108).

ERROR

XRechnung 3.0

Context and Significance#

BR-CO-13 is the central totals-chain rule. If it fails, every downstream rule (BR-CO-15, BR-CO-16) also fails. Real-world rejections most often stem from rounding policies that differ between the line engine and the totals engine.

Solution#

Recompute BT-109 = BT-106 − BT-107 + BT-108 and write the result back into the totals block.

Valid Examples#

  • BT-106 = 200.00, BT-107 = 10.00, BT-108 = 5.00 → BT-109 = 195.00
  • BT-106 = 100.00, no allowances or charges → BT-109 = 100.00

Invalid Examples#

  • BT-106 = 200.00, BT-107 = 10.00, BT-108 = 5.00 but BT-109 = 200.00
  • BT-109 left equal to BT-106 even though BT-107 > 0

Technical Details#

Affected Fields

BT-109 Invoice total amount without VAT, BT-106 Sum of invoice line net amount, BT-107 Sum of allowances on document level, BT-108 Sum of charges on document level

Related Rules#

BR-CO-10
BR-CO-11
BR-CO-15

Validation Tools#

Official KoSIT Validator

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Related Resources#

Official Specification
Test Suite
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Overview of all German XRechnung validation rules.

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