/ubl:Invoice/cac:BillingReference

Preceding Invoice Reference

Taiwan | VRBL-Invoice-TW-TX-B2C-1p0
Context ID INV0167
Usage C
Usage Description

Required for credit notes.

Description

A group of business terms providing information on one or more preceding Invoices. A credit note or an invoice correction can refer to one or more initial or preceding invoices. Also used for debit notes and other invoice like messages which make references to preceding invoices.

For Taiwan Credit Notes (Type 381), referencing both the original invoice number and the transaction key returned during initial invoice delivery is required. Furthermore, B2C credit notes submitted to Taiwanese tax authorities must include a reason for the adjustment, provided at the document level for full cancellations, or at the line level for partial cancellations (line item refunds).

Child elements
Usage Element Description Cardinality
M cac:InvoiceDocumentReference Invoice Document Reference

A reference to an invoice.

 0..1
Details

Example: TW_invoice_381_full_cancelation.xml

<ubl:Invoice>
  <!-- ... omitted for readability -->
  <cac:BillingReference>
    <cac:InvoiceDocumentReference>
      <ext:UBLExtensions>
        <ext:UBLExtension>
          <ext:ExtensionContent>
            <vrbl:InvoiceDocumentReferenceExtension>
              <vrbl:CorrectionData>
                <vrbl:CorrectionMethod>VRBL:TW:Full</vrbl:CorrectionMethod>
                <vrbl:CorrectionReason>Customers refund request approved</vrbl:CorrectionReason>
              </vrbl:CorrectionData>
            </vrbl:InvoiceDocumentReferenceExtension>
          </ext:ExtensionContent>
        </ext:UBLExtension>
      </ext:UBLExtensions>
      <cbc:ID>INV-12345-001</cbc:ID>
      <cbc:UUID>TnFkAAEj2T6gKD6VUD4Fnqczex1w</cbc:UUID>
    </cac:InvoiceDocumentReference>
  </cac:BillingReference>
  <!-- ... omitted for readability -->
</ubl:Invoice>