# BT-111 Invoice total VAT amount in accounting currency

Total VAT amount expressed in the VAT accounting currency instead of the invoice currency.

## Quick answer

> **Taxes and totals**: VAT treatment, tax breakdowns, and document totals that validators check closely.

- [Validate XML](/en/xrechnung-validator?source=resource&bt=BT-111)
- [Convert invoice](/en/pdf-to-xrechnung?source=resource&bt=BT-111)

## In plain language

Use this only when BT-6 defines a separate VAT accounting currency for tax reporting.

## What you usually enter here

Decimal amount in accounting currency

Typical valid values include: 19.00

Required by BR-53 when BT-6 VAT accounting currency code is present.

## Where the field sits

BT-111 belongs to the Totals and tax part of the invoice. UBL 2.1 Syntax: Invoice › cac:TaxTotal › cbc:TaxAmount[@currencyID=/Invoice/cbc:TaxCurrencyCode]. CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax: rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice › rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction › ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement › ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation › ram:TaxTotalAmount[@currencyID=/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:TaxCurrencyCode].

## What goes wrong often

Avoid values like: 19,00

Relevant rule codes: BR-53

## Valid Examples

- 19.00

## Invalid Examples

- 19,00

## Related Fields

- [BT-6 VAT accounting currency code](/resources/xrechnung/bt-6-vat-accounting-currency-code)
- [BT-110 Invoice Total VAT Amount](/resources/xrechnung/bt-110-invoice-total-vat-amount)

## XML mapping and field facts

Open the technical reference if you need XML paths, validator rule codes, legal wording, or schema-specific mapping details.

### Field ID:
BT-111

### Data Type:
amount

### Cardinality:
0..1

### Requirement:
Optional

## XML Implementation

### UBL 2.1 Syntax
```
/Invoice/cac:TaxTotal/cbc:TaxAmount[@currencyID=/Invoice/cbc:TaxCurrencyCode]
```

### CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
```
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:TaxTotalAmount[@currencyID=/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:TaxCurrencyCode]
```

## Validation Rules

### BR-53
BR-53

## Check whether your XRechnung sets BT-111 correctly

Upload the XML file to the free validator. It applies the KoSIT rules for XRechnung 3.0 and names each finding with its rule ID, for this field for example BR-53. Creating a new invoice instead? The converter checks the invoice against the same rules and shows the findings before download.

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## Official sources and tools

- [KoSIT Validator](https://erechnungsvalidator.service-bw.de/)
- [XRechnung Standard](https://xeinkauf.de/xrechnung/)
- [Test Suite](https://github.com/itplr-kosit/xrechnung-testsuite)