The currency used for VAT accounting and reporting purposes that is accepted or required in the country of the seller. It shall be used in combination with the Total VAT amount in accounting currency (BT-111) when the VAT accounting currency differs from the invoice currency. Must comply with ISO 4217 currency codes.
Used when the seller's VAT accounting currency differs from the invoice currency. Essential for proper VAT reporting in multi-currency scenarios, particularly when German businesses invoice in foreign currencies but must report VAT to authorities in EUR.
Optional according to EN 16931-1. When provided, it must differ from BT-5 (Invoice currency) and be accompanied by BT-111 (Total VAT amount in accounting currency). Must use valid ISO 4217 alpha-3 codes per BR-CL-05.
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No, according to PEPPOL-EN16931-R005, the VAT accounting currency code must be different from the invoice currency code when provided.
When BT-6 is provided, you must also provide BT-111 (Total VAT amount in accounting currency) according to business rule BR-53.
No, BT-6 is optional. It's only used when the VAT accounting currency differs from the invoice currency, which is uncommon for domestic German transactions typically conducted in EUR.
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