Error Guide

🇩🇪 BR-DE-18: Invalid Skonto (Cash Discount) Format in Germany

ErrorMandatoryAuto-fixable

XRechnung Skonto (early payment discount) lines in PaymentTerms must follow the required format: #SKONTO#TAGE=n#PROZENT=n.nn#BASISBETRAG=n.nn#

Quick Facts

Severity

Error (rejection)

Ruleset

XRechnung (Germany)

Fix Confidence

80%

Mandate

B2B Mandatory

Fix Type

Automatic

Why This Matters in Germany

Germany requires e-invoicing using XRechnung (UBL), XRechnung (CII), ZUGFeRD 2.x. Invoices with this error will be rejected. They cannot be processed for Germany compliance.

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How to Fix BR-DE-18

1
Identify Skonto line
Find #SKONTO# in PaymentTerms/Note
2
Correct format
Use #SKONTO#TAGE=14#PROZENT=2.00#BASISBETRAG=100.00#

Example: Before & After

Before (invalid)

<Invoice>
  <!-- Issue: XRechnung Skonto lines must match the required regex pattern -->
</Invoice>

After (fixed)

<Invoice>
  <!-- Issue resolved per XRechnung (Germany) -->
</Invoice>

Germany E-Invoicing Requirements

Phase

Status

Scope

B2G

Live (Nov 2020)

All federal suppliers

B2B receiving

Live (Jan 2025)

All German businesses

B2B sending

Jan 2027

>€800K annual revenue

B2B sending

Jan 2028

All businesses

Common Causes

•Skonto (cash discount) format invalid
•PaymentTerms/Note does not match required regex
•German early payment discount incorrectly formatted
•Skonto line missing required #TAGE#PROZENT# format
•Cash discount terms not in XRechnung specification

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