Japan: Tax Category

In Japan, you must include certain tax category information.

Elements

Use the TaxCategory element to model this information:

ElementDescription
TaxCategory/IDUse a value from the UNCL5305 list.
TaxCategory/TaxScheme/IDUse VAT.

Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to Standard, Self-Billed and non-Tax Japanese 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

<ubl:Invoice>
    <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
		<cac:TaxSubtotal>
			<cbc:TaxableAmount currencyID="JPY">400</cbc:TaxableAmount>
			<cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="JPY">100</cbc:TaxAmount>
			<cac:TaxCategory>
				<cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
				<cbc:Percent>10</cbc:Percent>
				<cac:TaxScheme>
					<cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
				</cac:TaxScheme>
			</cac:TaxCategory>
		</cac:TaxSubtotal>
    <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
</ubl:Invoice>