[CO] Bulk Upload - Credit notes

A credit note cancels or reduces the amount of an invoice. For the general upload steps and format rules, see the Colombia bulk upload manual.

Each row in the file is one credit note with one item. There are two kinds:

Kind	When to use it	Key columns
With a referenced invoice	The invoice was issued through Brinta.	`Original Invoice BRINTA Id` and `Reason`
Without a referenced invoice	There is no invoice in Brinta to reference.	`Without Invoice` = `true`

Credit note with a referenced invoice

Column	Value / format	Required	Notes
`Issuer`	Value given by Brinta	Yes	Identifies which of your companies (and prefix) issues the document.
`Invoice External Id`	Your own ID	Recommended	Your reference for the note.
`Invoice Date`	`yyyy-mm-dd`	Yes
`Invoice Document Type`	`credit note`	Yes	Lowercase.
`Invoice Type`	`credit`	Yes
`Invoice Currency`	Same as the invoice	Yes
`Reason`	`void`, `return`, `discount`	Yes	`void` cancels the whole invoice. `return` and `discount` credit part of it.
`Original Invoice BRINTA Id`	Brinta ID of the invoice	Yes	Find it in Invoicing → Outgoing, in the detail of the invoice.
`Original Item Id`	Brinta ID of the item	No	The line of the invoice that the note changes.
`Without Invoice`	Empty

Buyer columns: leave them empty. The note keeps the buyer of the invoice.
void: leave the item, VAT and withholding columns empty.
return or discount: fill in the item with the amount being credited, as in the Invoice guide.

Column	Value / format	Required	Notes
`Issuer`	Value given by Brinta	Yes	Identifies which of your companies (and prefix) issues the document.
`Invoice External Id`	Your own ID	Recommended
`Invoice Date`	`yyyy-mm-dd`	Yes
`Invoice Document Type`	`credit note`	Yes	Lowercase.
`Invoice Type`	`credit`	Yes
`Without Invoice`	`true`	Yes
`Reason`, `Original Invoice BRINTA Id`, `Original Item Id`	Empty
Buyer columns	As in the Invoice guide	Yes
Item, VAT and withholding columns	As in the Invoice guide	Yes	The amount being credited.

Cancellation of an invoice

Credit note without a referenced invoice

Column	Value
`Issuer`	(your issuer value)
`Invoice External Id`	`NC-2026-0002`
`Invoice Currency`	`COP`
`Invoice Date`	`2026-04-02`
`Invoice Document Type`	`credit note`
`Invoice Type`	`credit`
`Without Invoice`	`true`
`Buyer Type`	`business`
`Buyer Tax Registration Type`	`NIT`
`Buyer Tax Registration Number`	`9017840303`
`Buyer Legal Name`	`CLIENTE EJEMPLO S A S`
`Buyer Country`	`CO`
`Item Name`	`Commercial discount`
`Item Quantity`	`1`
`Item Amount`	`100000`
`VAT Rate`	`0.19`
`VAT Amount`	`19000`

Use either Original Invoice BRINTA Id + Reason or Without Invoice = true, never both.
Original Invoice BRINTA Id is the Brinta ID, not your own external ID or the CUFE.
A partial note does not exceed the amount of the invoice.