CII-SR-207: Leave the line total including taxes out of invoice lines

What it means

The settlement section of each line (BG-25) must not contain NetIncludingTaxesLineTotalAmount, an amount for the line including taxes. The line amount excluding VAT (BT-131) goes in LineTotalAmount.

Why it matters

This is a warning, so the invoice is still accepted. The recipient takes VAT from the VAT rate and the VAT breakdown, so a line total including VAT is not read. It is worth removing so the file holds only amounts the standard defines.

How to fix it

Delete NetIncludingTaxesLineTotalAmount from each line and keep LineTotalAmount with the amount excluding VAT. If your invoicing software adds it, look for an output setting such as EN 16931, XRechnung or the Factur-X EN 16931 profile. Extended or custom profiles tend to add elements like this.

The rule as published

NetIncludingTaxesLineTotalAmount should not be present

Where this rule applies