A coded statement of the reason for why the amount is exempted from VAT.
cbc urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2| Identifier/Error message | Flag | 
|---|---|
| BR-CL-22 Tax exemption reason code identifier scheme identifier MUST belong to the CEF VATEX code list  | 
            fatal | 
| BR-S-10 A VAT breakdown (BG-23) with VAT Category code (BT-118) "Standard rate" shall not have a VAT exemption reason code (BT-121) or VAT exemption reason text (BT-120).  | 
            fatal | 
| BR-Z-10 A VAT breakdown (BG-23) with VAT Category code (BT-118) "Zero rated" shall not have a VAT exemption reason code (BT-121) or VAT exemption reason text (BT-120).  | 
            fatal | 
| BR-E-10 A VAT breakdown (BG-23) with VAT Category code (BT-118) "Exempt from VAT" shall have a VAT exemption reason code (BT-121) or a VAT exemption reason text (BT-120).  | 
            fatal | 
| BR-AE-10 A VAT breakdown (BG-23) with VAT Category code (BT-118) "Reverse charge" shall have a VAT exemption reason code (BT-121), meaning "Reverse charge" or the VAT exemption reason text (BT-120) "Reverse charge" (or the equivalent standard text in another language).  | 
            fatal | 
| BR-IC-10 A VAT breakdown (BG-23) with the VAT Category code (BT-118) "Intra-community supply" shall have a VAT exemption reason code (BT-121), meaning "Intra-community supply" or the VAT exemption reason text (BT-120) "Intra-community supply" (or the equivalent standard text in another language).  | 
            fatal | 
| BR-G-10 A VAT breakdown (BG-23) with the VAT Category code (BT-118) "Export outside the EU" shall have a VAT exemption reason code (BT-121), meaning "Export outside the EU" or the VAT exemption reason text (BT-120) "Export outside the EU" (or the equivalent standard text in another language).  | 
            fatal | 
| BR-O-10 A VAT breakdown (BG-23) with VAT Category code (BT-118) " Not subject to VAT" shall have a VAT exemption reason code (BT-121), meaning " Not subject to VAT" or a VAT exemption reason text (BT-120) " Not subject to VAT" (or the equivalent standard text in another language).  | 
            fatal | 
| BR-IG-10 A VAT breakdown (BG-23) with VAT Category code (BT-118) "IGIC" shall not have a VAT exemption reason code (BT-121) or VAT exemption reason text (BT-120).  | 
            fatal | 
| BR-IP-10 A VAT breakdown (BG-23) with VAT Category code (BT-118) "IPSI" shall not have a VAT exemption reason code (BT-121) or VAT exemption reason text (BT-120).  | 
            fatal | 
| PEPPOL-EN16931-P0104 Tax Category G MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-G  | 
            fatal | 
| PEPPOL-EN16931-P0105 Tax Category O MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-O  | 
            fatal | 
| PEPPOL-EN16931-P0106 Tax Category K MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-IC  | 
            fatal | 
| PEPPOL-EN16931-P0107 Tax Category AE MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-AE  | 
            fatal | 
| PEPPOL-EN16931-P0108 Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-D  | 
            fatal | 
| PEPPOL-EN16931-P0109 Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-F  | 
            fatal | 
| PEPPOL-EN16931-P0110 Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-I  | 
            fatal | 
| PEPPOL-EN16931-P0111 Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-J  | 
            fatal |