BT-6VAT accounting currency code
The currency VAT is reported to the tax authority in — set only when it differs from the invoice currency (BT-5). Where BT-6 is present, the tax amount in that currency (BT-111) must be present too.
- XML element (UBL)
- cbc:TaxCurrencyCode
- XML element (CII)
- ram:TaxCurrencyCode
Written and checked against the official KoSIT rule set by Dmytro Yalanskyi, NormAPI.
Validation rules for this field
Rules from the official KoSIT rule set that check this field — derived automatically from the written explanations, not hand-maintained.
- BR-53 — If the VAT accounting currency code (BT-6) is present, then the Invoice total VAT amount in accounting currency (BT-111) shall be provided.
- PEPPOL-EN16931-R005 — VAT accounting currency code MUST be different from invoice currency code when provided.
- PEPPOL-EN16931-R054 — Only one tax total without tax subtotals MUST be provided when tax currency code is provided.
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