What causes the BR-50 error?

Quantity values should use appropriate decimal precision.

Review and correct the `cbc:ID` element in your Invoice XML to satisfy this validation rule. This error involves a protected field — Invoice Navigator flags it in your pipeline so your team can correct it at the source.

Is BR-50 a critical error?

BR-50 is a warning that may not always cause rejection, but it indicates a potential compliance issue that should be addressed to ensure full compatibility.

Can BR-50 be automatically fixed?

BR-50 involves a financial or legal field that cannot be auto-modified by policy. Invoice Navigator detects and flags this error immediately, but the correction must be made manually in your ERP or invoicing software.

Which accounting software causes BR-50?

BR-50 is commonly seen in exports from All invoicing software. These software packages sometimes generate invoices that need adjustment to meet full compliance standards.

Error codes · EN 16931

BR-50Partly

A Payment account identifier (BT-84) shall be present if Credit transfer...

This is the rejection, word for word: „[BR-50] A Payment account identifier (BT-84) shall be present if Credit transfer (BG-17) information is provided.. This applies to the `cbc:ID` element in the invoice XML.“

What to have readyThe correct figures from your bookkeeping; we show you which field is affected.

What we doReview and correct the `cbc:ID` element in your Invoice XML to satisfy this validation rule.

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If you enter it yourself in your invoicing software

Before

<cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>
  <cbc:ID><!-- invalid or missing value --></cbc:ID>
</cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>

After

<cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>
  <cbc:ID>correct-value</cbc:ID>
</cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>

What the finding looks likeExample

FindingNeeds your check · BR-50

Location//cbc:InvoicedQuantity

From youThe correct figures

ThenChecked again

ProofSHA-256 and /verify link after the check

Often appears together with

BR-15Amount due for payment required BR-CO-11Sum of document allowances must equal total allowance amount