Taxscheme.ID schemeID UN/ECE/ 5153 - UBL2.1

Dear all,

 

I was going through the UBL 2.0 and UBL 2.1 specs for the TaxScheme ID and saw that schemeID proposed is UN/ECE 5153 which provides the 

Duty/tax/fee type, coded. [Identification of the type of duty or tax or fee applicable to commodities or of tax applicable to services]

 

Values include:

AAA    Petroleum tax

ADD    Anti-dumping duty

ENV    Environmental tax

 

This describes the type of tax levied - different types can be used per line item or header.

 

Would it not be better to use 1153 = Reference qualifier, Code giving specific meaning to a reference segment or a reference number.

 

Values include:

AHP    Tax registration number

FC     Fiscal number >> Federal Tax Payer Identification number TIN

TL     Tax exemption licence number

VA     VAT registration number

 

 

UBL 2.1 example

<cac:PartyTaxScheme>

<cbc:CompanyID schemeID="DKVAT" schemeAgencyID="ZZZ">DK12345</cbc:CompanyID>

<cac:TaxScheme>

<cbc:ID schemeID="UN/ECE 5153" schemeAgencyID="6">VAT</cbc:ID>

</cac:TaxScheme>

 

 

UBL 2.0 example

<cac:TaxScheme>

<cbc:ID>UK VAT</cbc:ID>

<cbc:TaxTypeCode>VAT</cbc:TaxTypeCode>

</cac:TaxScheme>

</cac:PartyTaxScheme>

 

I also looked at the PEPPOL BIS4A guidelines.

 

The Tax Scheme specifies that this is a VAT registration identifier. Each of the tags uses attributes to specify the ID and code scheme used and the issuing agency. The Tax Scheme Identifier must come from the UN/ECE code list 5153, but the VAT Identifiers will be issued by appropriate national institutions. 

 

 

Kind regards

Danny Gaethofs