Error Guide

🇮🇹 BR-IT-01: Missing Codice Fiscale in Italy

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Italian invoices require the Codice Fiscale (tax code) for both seller and buyer. For companies, this is the 11-digit VAT number.

Quick Facts

Severity

Error (rejection)

Ruleset

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Mandate

B2B Mandatory

Fix Type

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Why This Matters in Italy

Italy requires e-invoicing using FatturaPA (XML). Invoices with this error will be rejected. They cannot be processed for Italy compliance.

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How to Fix BR-IT-01

1
Get Codice Fiscale
For companies, use the 11-digit Partita IVA. For individuals, use the 16-character fiscal code
2
Add with correct prefix
Italian VAT numbers should be prefixed with IT
3
Verify format
Companies: IT + 11 digits. Individuals: 16 alphanumeric characters

Example: Before & After

Before (invalid)

<FatturaElettronicaHeader>
  <CedentePrestatore>
    <DatiAnagrafici>
      <IdFiscaleIVA>
        <IdPaese>IT</IdPaese>
        <IdCodice>12345678901</IdCodice>
      </IdFiscaleIVA>
    </DatiAnagrafici>
  </CedentePrestatore>
</FatturaElettronicaHeader>

After (fixed)

<FatturaElettronicaHeader>
  <CedentePrestatore>
    <DatiAnagrafici>
      <IdFiscaleIVA>
        <IdPaese>IT</IdPaese>
        <IdCodice>12345678901</IdCodice>
      </IdFiscaleIVA>
      <CodiceFiscale>RSSMRA80A01H501U</CodiceFiscale>
    </DatiAnagrafici>
  </CedentePrestatore>
</FatturaElettronicaHeader>