VRBL: 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

Use the ClassifiedTaxCategory element to model this information:

Name (Path)CardinalityDescription
Line Tax Information (/Invoice/InvoiceLine/ClassifiedTaxCategory)1..1A group of elements providing information about the tax applicable for the goods and services invoiced on the invoice line.
Invoiced Item Tax Category Code (/Invoice/InvoiceLine/ClassifiedTaxCategory/ID)1..1The tax category code for the invoiced item.
Invoiced Item Tax Rate (Invoice/InvoiceLine/ClassifiedTaxCategory/Percent)0..1The tax rate, represented as percentage that applies to the invoiced item.
Unit Tax (Invoice/InvoiceLine/ClassifiedTaxCategory/PerUnitAmount)0..1A tax amount that is applied to each item unit.
Tax Exemption Reason Code (Invoice/InvoiceLine/ClassifiedTaxCategory/TaxExemptionReasonCode)0..1A coded statement of the reason for why the line amount is exempted from tax.
Tax Exemption Reason Text (Invoice/InvoiceLine/ClassifiedTaxCategory/TaxExemptionReason)0..1A textual statement of the reason why the line amount is exempted from tax or why no tax is being charged.
Tax Scheme (Invoice/InvoiceLine/ClassifiedTaxCategory/TaxScheme)1..1A group of elements providing information about the tax scheme.
Tax Scheme Code (Invoice/InvoiceLine/ClassifiedTaxCategory/TaxScheme/ID)1..1A code indicating the type of tax.

Restrictions

  • You must provide the Invoiced Item Tax Category Code and Invoiced Item Tax Rate for each item.

Country specific configurations

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>