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Fatal — invoice rejected VAT categories & rates UAE-specific rule PINT-AE 2026.5

How to fix aligned-ibrp-s-09 in UAE e-invoicing

What is aligned-ibrp-s-09?

aligned-ibrp-s-09 is a fatal validation rule in the UAE's Peppol PINT-AE e-invoicing specification — one of the UAE-specific rules. It is checked against the VAT totals and belongs to the VAT categories & rates rule group. An e-invoice that fails aligned-ibrp-s-09 is rejected by the Accredited Service Provider gateway before it reaches the FTA.

What the official rule says

The VAT category tax amount (ibt-117) in a VAT breakdown (ibg-23) where VAT category code (ibt-118) is "Standard rated" MUST equal the VAT category taxable amount (ibt-116) multiplied by the VAT category rate (ibt-119).
UAE impact: this is a fatal rule specific to the UAE PINT-AE profile — an invoice failing it is rejected at the Accredited Service Provider gateway before it ever reaches the FTA. A rejected invoice means resubmission delays, and late transmission risks the AED 100-per-invoice penalty under Cabinet Decision No. 106 of 2025.

Where it applies

This rule is checked against the VAT totals of your UBL 2.1 invoice: 

/*/cac:TaxTotal/cac:TaxSubtotal/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID) = 'S'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT']

Business terms referenced

Term ID Field Other rules
IBT-117 VAT category tax amount view →
IBG-23 VAT breakdown view →
IBT-118 VAT category code view →
IBT-116 VAT category taxable amount view →
IBT-119 VAT category rate view →

Field names are derived automatically from the official rule corpus.

Technical test condition (Schematron) 
(cbc:Percent castable as xs:decimal and ../cbc:TaxableAmount castable as xs:decimal and ../cbc:TaxAmount castable as xs:decimal) and u:slack(abs(xs:decimal(../cbc:TaxAmount)) , round((abs(xs:decimal(../cbc:TaxableAmount)) * (xs:decimal(cbc:Percent) div 100)) * 10 * 10) div 100 ,0.02 )

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Related rules

aligned-ibrp-s-08 For each different value of VAT category rate (ibt-119) where the VAT category code (ibt-118) is "St aligned-ibrp-s-10 A VAT breakdown (ibg-23) with VAT Category code (ibt-118) "Standard rate" MUST not have a VAT exempt aligned-ibrp-045 Each VAT breakdown (ibg-23) MUST have a VAT category taxable amount (ibt-116). aligned-ibrp-046 Each VAT breakdown (ibg-23) MUST have a VAT category tax amount (ibt-117). aligned-ibrp-047 Each VAT breakdown (ibg-23) MUST be defined through a VAT category code (ibt-118). aligned-ibrp-048 Each VAT breakdown (ibg-23) MUST have a VAT category rate (ibt-119), except if the Invoice is not su aligned-ibrp-ae-01-ae An Invoice that contains an Invoice line (ibg-25), a Document level allowance (ibg-20) or a Document aligned-ibrp-ae-08-ae In a VAT Breakdown (IBG-23) where the VAT category code (IBT-118) is 'Reverse Charge', for each diff

Rule text sourced from the official OpenPeppol PINT-AE validation artifacts (version 2026.5), refreshed weekly. Explanations are qmetrics' own guidance, not official FTA/MoF text.