Line-Level Tax Information

You can model tax information at the line level.

Use the ClassifiedTaxCategory subelement of the Item element to model this information.

You can model a standard tax rate or a tax exemption. More information about tax exemptions is provided in the Tax Exemptions topic.

Elements

Element (Path)CardinalityDescription
Classified Tax Category (/Invoice/InvoiceLine/Item/ClassifiedTaxCategory/)Group of elements that specify the tax information at the line level.
Classified Tax Category ID (/Invoice/InvoiceLine/Item/ClassifiedTaxCategory/ID)The tax category code for the invoiced item.
Classified Tax Category Percentage (/Invoice/InvoiceLine/Item/ClassifiedTaxCategory/Percent)The tax rate, represented as a percentage, that applies to the invoiced item.
Classified Tax Category Per Unit Amount (/Invoice/InvoiceLine/Item/ClassifiedTaxCategory/PerUnitAmount)A tax amount that is applied to each item unit.
Classified Tax Category Tax Exemption Reason Code (/Invoice/InvoiceLine/Item/ClassifiedTaxCategory/TaxExemptionReasonCode)A code that represents the reason why the line amount is exempted from tax.
Classified Tax Category Tax Exemption Reason (/Invoice/InvoiceLine/Item/ClassifiedTaxCategory/TaxExemptionReason)A textual statement of the reason why the line amount is exempted from tax or why no tax is being charged.
Classified Tax Category Tax Scheme ID (/Invoice/InvoiceLine/Item/ClassifiedTaxCategory/TaxScheme/ID)The Tax Scheme ID. See Tax Categories and Schemes

Examples

Standard Tax Rate

<Invoice>
    <!-- code omitted for clarity -->
    <cac:InvoiceLine>
        <cac:Item> 
            <cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
                <cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
                <cbc:Percent>25.00</cbc:Percent>
                <cac:TaxScheme>
                    <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
                </cac:TaxScheme>
            </cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
        </cac:Item> 
    </cac:InvoiceLine>
    <!-- code omitted for clarity -->
</Invoice>

Tax Exemption

<Invoice>
    <!-- code omitted for clarity -->
    <cac:InvoiceLine>
        <cac:Item> 
            <cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
                <cbc:ID>E</cbc:ID>
                <cbc:Percent>0.00</cbc:Percent>
                <cbc:TaxExemptionReasonCode>VATEX-EU-79-C</cbc:TaxExemptionReasonCode>
                <cbc:TaxExemptionReason>Exempt based on article 79, point c of Council Directive 2006/112/EC</cbc:TaxExemptionReason>
                <cac:TaxScheme>
                    <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
                </cac:TaxScheme>
            </cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
        </cac:Item> 
    </cac:InvoiceLine>
    <!-- code omitted for clarity -->
</Invoice>