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Error code BR-CO-14

The total VAT doesn't add up

The total VAT (BT-110) must equal the sum of the VAT amounts per rate (BT-117).

The official rule

“Invoice total VAT amount (BT-110) = Σ VAT category tax amount (BT-117).”
In EN 16931 1.3.16 (UBL), EN 16931 1.3.16 (CII), EN 16931 1.3.17 (UBL), EN 16931 1.3.17 (CII)Severity: Error

Official text, in the language the rule set publishes it in.

Fields named: BT-110 · BT-117

Common causes

  • The VAT total was rounded differently from the VAT per rate.
  • A VAT rate was added or changed without recalculating the total.

How to fix it

  • Recalculate the VAT breakdown and the total VAT so they match to the cent.

Where to fix it in your software

  • orgaMAX: Rechnung › Erweitert (help page)
  • orgaMAX: Stammdaten › Finanzbuchhaltung › Kontenplan bearbeiten (help page)

From each provider's own help page, read on 25 October 2026. Menus can change; we are not linked to these providers.

Wrong vs. right (UBL)

Wrong
<cac:TaxTotal>
  <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="EUR">370.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
  <cac:TaxSubtotal>
    <cbc:TaxableAmount currencyID="EUR">1787.50</cbc:TaxableAmount>
    <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="EUR">375.38</cbc:TaxAmount>
    …
  </cac:TaxSubtotal>
</cac:TaxTotal>
Right
<cac:TaxTotal>
  <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="EUR">375.38</cbc:TaxAmount>
  <cac:TaxSubtotal>
    <cbc:TaxableAmount currencyID="EUR">1787.50</cbc:TaxableAmount>
    <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="EUR">375.38</cbc:TaxAmount>
    …
  </cac:TaxSubtotal>
</cac:TaxTotal>