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UVATLR: Utility Bill VAT Trailer
The UVATLR message is part of the TRADACOMS Utility Bill file: utility billing (electricity, gas, water, telecoms).
The Utility Bill file contains: UTLHDR → UTLBIL → UVATLR → UTLTLR.
Message structure
| Segment | Name | Usage |
|---|---|---|
MHD | Message Header VTS = VAT Rate Summary MTR = Message Trailer | One message only, after all UTLBIL messages in the file |
Segments and data elements
| Element | Name | M/C | F/V | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MSRF | Message Reference | M | V | 9(12) | Consecutive count of messages within the transmission |
TYPE | Type of Message composite | M | `UVATLR' `3' for this version | ||
| Type | M | F | X(6) | ||
| Version Number | M | F | 9(1) |
| Element | Name | M/C | F/V | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SEQA | First Level Sequence Number | M | V | 9(10) | Starts at 1 and is incremented by 1 for each segment of this type in the message |
VATC | VAT Rate Category Code | M | F | X(1) | Code values List 12 · code list 12 |
VATP | VAT Rate Percentage | M | V | 9(3)V9(3) | Percentage rate for VAT Category Code |
USDI | File Total for VAT Category (before VAT) composite | M | Total charge payable at this VAT rate - sum of UVLA in corresponding VAT segments Allowed Value: R | ||
| File Total for VAT Category (before VAT) | M | V | 9(10)V9(2) | ||
| Credit Indicator | C | V | X(4) | ||
VTVC | File Total VAT for VAT Category composite | M | Sum of UVTT Allowed Value: R | ||
| File Total VAT for VAT Category | M | V | 9(10)V9(2) | ||
| Credit Indicator | C | V | X(4) | ||
UPSI | File Total for VAT Category (including VAT) composite | M | USDI + VTVC Allowed Value: R | ||
| File Total for VAT Category (including VAT) | M | V | 9(10)V9(2) | ||
| Credit Indicator | C | V | X(4) |
| Element | Name | M/C | F/V | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NOSG | Number of Segments in Message | M | V | 9(10) | Control count of the number of segments comprising message. Includes the MHD and MTR segments |
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