What it means
The rule checks every ram element whose name ends in TradeTax and warns if it has a direct ram:TaxBasisAllowanceRate child.
Why it matters
TaxBasisAllowanceRate is a separate tax basis adjustment rate, not the VAT rate field. This rule excludes it from CII tax information, so changing your VAT rate is not the correction.
How to fix it
Delete ram:TaxBasisAllowanceRate from each affected tax element. Do not remove or change ram:RateApplicablePercent just to clear this warning. If your software adds the extra rate, ask its supplier to correct the CII export, then generate and check a new file.
Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate an invoice against EN 16931
Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice
The rule as published
TaxBasisAllowanceRate should not be present Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| EN 16931 (CII) | 1.3.17 |
| XRechnung 3.0 (CII) | 3.0.2 |
| NLCIUS (CII) | 1.0.3.13 |
| France CTC (CII) | 1.4.0-04 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether CII-DT-053 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- CII-DT-054 Give the VAT point date only at invoice level
- CII-DT-055 Do not add a free-text tax type to VAT information
- CII-DT-056 Do not add an information amount to VAT information
- CII-DT-057 Do not add a category name to VAT information
- CII-DT-058 Give the VAT point date code only at invoice level
- CII-DT-059 Do not add a format attribute to the VAT rate