Use the AllowanceCharge element to model Allowances. You can add it on the Document or Line levels.

Restrictions

You must use the UNCL 5819 codes listed here.
For Allowances, you must set the ChargeIndicator to false. If you do not, the AllowanceCharge element is treated as a charge. See Charges.

Elements

Element	Cardinality	Description
Allowances and Charges (`Invoice/AllowanceCharge`)	0..n	Groups information about Allowances and Charges.
Charge Indicator (`Invoice/AllowanceCharge/ChargeIndicator`)	1..1	True or false flag that indicates if this element is modeling an allowance or a charge. If set to false, it is an allowance. If set to true, it is a charge.
Allowance Charge Reason Code (`Invoice/AllowanceCharge/AllowanceChargeReasonCode`)	0..1	Code that specifies the reason for the allowance or charge. For countries without specific required values; you must use the UNCL 5819 codes listed here for allowances and the UNCL 7161 codes listed here.
Allowance Charge Reason (`Invoice/AllowanceCharge/AllowanceChargeReason`)	0..1	Text that describes the reason the Allowance or Charge is permitted.
Multiplier Factor Numeric (`Invoice/AllowanceCharge/MultiplierFactorNumeric`)	0..1	The percentage that may be used, in conjunction with the document-level allowance base amount, to calculate the document-level allowance or charge amount.
Amount (`Invoice/AllowanceCharge/Amount`)	1..1	The amount of the charge or allowance.
Base Amount (`Invoice/AllowanceCharge/BaseAmount`)	0..1	The base amount to which a charge is added or an allowance is subtracted.
Tax Category Group (`Invoice/AllowanceCharge/TaxCategory`)		See TaxCategory.

Example

The following is an example of a discount:

	<cac:AllowanceCharge>
		<cbc:ChargeIndicator>falso</cbc:ChargeIndicator>
		<cbc:AllowanceChargeReasonCode>60</cbc:AllowanceChargeReasonCode>
		<cbc:AllowanceChargeReason>Discount</cbc:AllowanceChargeReason>
		<cbc:Amount currencyID="RON">201.51</cbc:Amount>
		<cbc:BaseAmount currencyID="RON">2622.12</cbc:BaseAmount>
		<TaxCategory xmlns="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2">
			<cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
			<cbc:Percent>19</cbc:Percent>
			<TaxScheme>
				<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
			</TaxScheme>
		</TaxCategory>
	</cac:AllowanceCharge>

Country-Specific configurations

The following country configurations exist: