BR-24

Every invoice line must carry a net amount (BT-131) — the amount of the row before VAT.

Severity: Error
Applies to: CII, UBL
Rule set: v2026-01-31

Official rule text

Each Invoice line (BG-25) shall have an Invoice line net amount (BT-131).

Why does BR-24 happen?

The amount is computed from quantity and price for display and so is not kept as a field of its own. The document needs it written out, and written so that it adds up.

How do you fix BR-24?

Write the row amount into cbc:LineExtensionAmount in UBL, ram:LineTotalAmount in CII. How it must follow from quantity, price and discounts is checked by PEPPOL-EN16931-R120.

In the XML

A UBL fragment. The CII path is named above — same change, different element names.

Fails

<cac:InvoiceLine>
  <cbc:ID>1</cbc:ID>
  <cbc:InvoicedQuantity unitCode="C62">10</cbc:InvoicedQuantity>
  <cac:Item>
    <cbc:Name>Beratungsleistung</cbc:Name>
  </cac:Item>
  <cac:Price>
    <cbc:PriceAmount currencyID="EUR">100.00</cbc:PriceAmount>
  </cac:Price>
</cac:InvoiceLine>

Fixed

<cac:InvoiceLine>
  <cbc:ID>1</cbc:ID>
  <cbc:InvoicedQuantity unitCode="C62">10</cbc:InvoicedQuantity>
  <cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="EUR">1000.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
  <cac:Item>
    <cbc:Name>Beratungsleistung</cbc:Name>
  </cac:Item>
  <cac:Price>
    <cbc:PriceAmount currencyID="EUR">100.00</cbc:PriceAmount>
  </cac:Price>
</cac:InvoiceLine>

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