Reference
Markdown exportBT-144 Invoice Line Charge Reason
Free-text reason for an invoice line charge.
Quick answer
Free-text reason for an invoice line charge.
Line items
The goods or services on each invoice line, including quantities, prices, and VAT.
Quick actions
In plain language
Free-text reason for an invoice line charge.
Free-text reason for an invoice line charge.
Captures line-level discounts and surcharges so the invoice line net amount can be reconciled from quantity, price, allowances, and charges.
What you usually enter here
Free text
Typical valid values include: Handling fee
Defined by EN 16931 for invoice line allowance and charge details; apply profile cardinality and the listed code list or calculation rules when the element is present.
What goes wrong often
Avoid values like:
Examples in context
Captures line-level discounts and surcharges so the invoice line net amount can be reconciled from quantity, price, allowances, and charges.
Defined by EN 16931 for invoice line allowance and charge details; apply profile cardinality and the listed code list or calculation rules when the element is present.
Valid Examples
Use these points as the practical checks for this section.
- Handling fee
XML mapping and field facts
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Field ID:
BT-144
Data Type:
text
Cardinality:
0..1
Requirement:
Optional
Since Version:
Optional
XML Implementation
/Invoice/cac:InvoiceLine/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator=true()]/cbc:AllowanceChargeReasonWhy the standard cares about this field
Business Context
Captures line-level discounts and surcharges so the invoice line net amount can be reconciled from quantity, price, allowances, and charges.
Legal Requirement
Defined by EN 16931 for invoice line allowance and charge details; apply profile cardinality and the listed code list or calculation rules when the element is present.