What causes the BR-53 error?

AccountingCost can provide buyer cost center or account code.

Update the `cbc:TaxCurrencyCode` element to use a value from the allowed code list. This error involves a protected field — Invoice Navigator flags it in your pipeline so your team can correct it at the source.

Is BR-53 a critical error?

BR-53 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-53 be automatically fixed?

BR-53 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-53?

BR-53 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-53Partly

VAT amount in accounting currency is missing

This is the rejection, word for word: „[BR-53] Your invoice declares a tax accounting currency (different from the invoice currency), but the total VAT amount in that accounting currency is not provided. When using a separate tax currency, you must include the VAT total in both currencies.“

XPath: /Invoice/cbc:AccountingCost or /Invoice/cac:InvoiceLine/cbc:AccountingCost

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

What we doUpdate the `cbc:TaxCurrencyCode` element to use a value from the allowed code list.

Choose the rejected invoiceor drop it here

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If you enter it yourself in your invoicing software

Before

<Invoice>
  <cbc:TaxCurrencyCode>999.99</cbc:TaxCurrencyCode>
  <!-- Does not match expected calculation -->
</Invoice>

After

<Invoice>
  <cbc:TaxCurrencyCode>100.00</cbc:TaxCurrencyCode>
  <!-- Matches expected calculation -->
</Invoice>

What the finding looks likeExample

FindingNeeds your check · BR-53

From youThe correct figures

ThenChecked again

ProofSHA-256 and /verify link after the check

Often appears together with

BR-DE-05Seller contact email is required for German B2G invoices