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Warning

UBL-CR-514: The totals should not show an alternative amount due

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-514 means the invoice or credit note totals contain an alternative amount due (cbc:PayableAlternativeAmount), which EN 16931 does not use. It is a warning. Remove the element and recheck your file.

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What it means

The rule checks the document totals (cac:LegalMonetaryTotal) for cbc:PayableAlternativeAmount, an amount due in an alternative currency. EN 16931 provides the amount due (BT-115) in the invoice currency (BT-5), not a separate alternative amount due. The same check applies to credit notes.

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use an alternative amount due in the document totals.

How to fix it

Delete cbc:PayableAlternativeAmount from cac:LegalMonetaryTotal. If the reason is to report VAT in your national currency, fill in the VAT accounting currency code (BT-6) and the VAT amount in accounting currency (BT-111) instead. Recheck the 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

A UBL invoice should not include the LegalMonetaryTotal PayableAlternativeAmount

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
EN 16931 (UBL) 1.3.17
EN 16931 (UBL credit note) 1.3.17
XRechnung 3.0 (UBL) 3.0.2
XRechnung 3.0 (UBL credit note) 3.0.2
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (invoice) 2026.5
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (credit note) 2026.5
SI-UBL 2.0 / NLCIUS (invoice) 2.0.3.13
SI-UBL 2.0 / NLCIUS (credit note) 2.0.3.13
France CTC (UBL invoice) 1.4.0-04
France CTC (UBL credit note) 1.4.0-04
CIUS-RO UBL Invoice 1.0.9 1.0.9
CIUS-RO UBL Credit Note 1.0.9 1.0.9
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-514 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026