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BR-46: A VAT breakdown has no VAT amount

This code shows up when an electronic invoice is validated. Here is what it means, why it fires, and what to change in the file.

Why this code appears

A VAT breakdown line carries no corresponding VAT amount (BT-117).

How to fix it

Fill CalculatedAmount: the base multiplied by the rate, rounded to the cent. For an exempt category, write 0.00: not nothing.

Where it happens

This code comes from EN 16931, the European e-invoicing standard. It concerns business term BT-117.

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