XML Document is not well formed: violates mininclusive constraint of 1

Cause

This error message appears when uploading returns in the Commercial Taxes Department, Karnataka website. This error appears if the value of the transaction is less than one rupee.

If the same data is exported to excel and converted to XML, the error “violates mininclusive constraint of 1” appears as shown below:

Solution

Mark the transactions as optional if the total transaction value is less than one rupee.