What it means
The invoice header contains a BuyerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty element, which names a tax representative acting for the buyer. EN 16931 only has a tax representative for the seller (BG-11), none for the buyer.
Why it matters
This is only a warning, so the file is still accepted. A buyer's tax representative has no field in the EN 16931 data model, so the buyer's software has nowhere to read it into and it will probably be lost.
How to fix it
Check your invoicing software for a tax representative field on the customer record and stop it being exported in the e-invoice. If you meant the seller's tax representative, enter it under the seller's tax representative instead, with its name and VAT number. It is worth fixing if the information is meant to reach the buyer, since it will not travel in this element.
The rule as published
BuyerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty 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-SR-282 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- CII-SR-283 Seller's tax representative should not carry a global ID
- CII-SR-284 Seller's tax representative should not carry a role code
- CII-SR-285 Seller's tax representative should not carry a description
- CII-SR-286 Do not add company registration to the seller's tax representative
- CII-SR-287 Do not add a contact to the seller's tax representative
- CII-SR-288 Do not add an electronic address to the tax representative