Japan: Allowances and Charges (Document Level)

In Japan, you must include tax details that relate to allowances and charges.

Elements

Use the AllowanceCharge element to model the Allowance or Charge.

ElementDescription
Invoice/AllowanceChargeSpecify the allowance or charge details.

Use the TaxCategory and TaxScheme elements to model the tax details that are required in Japan.

ElementDescription
TaxCategory/IDUse values from the UNCL5305 list.
TaxCategory/PercentThe percent tax rate.
TaxCategory/TaxScheme/IDSpecify VAT

Restrictions

The following restriction applies to the standard and self-billed Documents. It does not apply to non-tax Documents:

  • Each Document level Allowance or Charge, must have values in the TaxCategory/ID and TaxCategoryPercent sub-elements of the TaxCategory element

The following restrictions apply to the Standard, Self-Billed and non-Tax Documents.

  • The TaxCategory/ID must use values from the UNCL5305 list.
  • The TaxCategory/TaxScheme/ID sub-element of the TaxScheme element must use VAT. For Vertex e-Invoicing in Japan, VAT stands for Consumption Tax. This value is derived from the UNECE 5153 list.

Example

The following example shows an Allowance and the Tax Category and Tax Scheme:

<ubl:Invoice>
    <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
	<cac:AllowanceCharge>
		<cbc:ChargeIndicator>false</cbc:ChargeIndicator>
		<cbc:AllowanceChargeReason>Sample Description</cbc:AllowanceChargeReason>
		<cbc:Amount currencyID="JPY">100</cbc:Amount>
		<cac:TaxCategory>
		    <cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
		    <cbc:Percent>10</cbc:Percent>
			<cac:TaxScheme>
				<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
			</cac:TaxScheme>
		</cac:TaxCategory>
	</cac:AllowanceCharge>
    <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
</ubl:Invoice>