BR-DE-18 The early-payment discount (Skonto) isn't in the XRechnung format

What it means

XRechnung has a fixed machine-readable format for early-payment discounts in the payment terms (BT-20): a line like #SKONTO#TAGE=14#PROZENT=2.00#, optionally with #BASISBETRAG=…#, in capitals, without extra spaces, ending with a line break. This invoice has a discount line that doesn't follow it.

Common causes

• The discount is written as free text, for example '2 % Skonto bei Zahlung innerhalb 14 Tagen'.
• The percentage has no two decimals (PROZENT=2 instead of PROZENT=2.00), or uses a comma.
• Lowercase letters, extra spaces, or a missing # or line break at the end.

How to fix it

Write each discount term exactly in the format, one per line, and put any explanatory text on a separate line after the coded lines.

Who fixes it: The sender's invoicing software (how it writes payment terms).

Invoice fields involved

BT-20

Related rules

• BR-DE-1 The XRechnung has no payment instructions

This is our own plain-language explanation, not the official rule text. The official definition is in the first source below.