diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD2PullProvider.java b/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD2PullProvider.java
index 79ea800e..f594a56c 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD2PullProvider.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD2PullProvider.java
@@ -342,8 +342,6 @@ public class ZUGFeRD2PullProvider implements IXMLProvider {
 		boolean hasDueDate = trans.getDueDate() != null;
 		final SimpleDateFormat germanDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");
 
-		String exemptionReason = "";
-
 		if (trans.getPaymentTermDescription() != null) {
 			paymentTermsDescription = XMLTools.encodeXML(trans.getPaymentTermDescription());
 		}
@@ -409,9 +407,6 @@ public class ZUGFeRD2PullProvider implements IXMLProvider {
 			if (currentItem.getId()!=null) {
 				lineIDStr=currentItem.getId();
 			}
-			if (currentItem.getProduct().getTaxExemptionReason() != null) {
-				exemptionReason = "<ram:ExemptionReason>" + XMLTools.encodeXML(currentItem.getProduct().getTaxExemptionReason()) + "</ram:ExemptionReason>";
-			}
 			final LineCalculator lc = new LineCalculator(currentItem);
 			if ((getProfile() != Profiles.getByName("Minimum")) && (getProfile() != Profiles.getByName("BasicWL"))) {
 				xml += "<ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem>" +
@@ -532,9 +527,13 @@ public class ZUGFeRD2PullProvider implements IXMLProvider {
 					+ "</ram:SpecifiedLineTradeDelivery>"
 					+ "<ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement>"
 					+ "<ram:ApplicableTradeTax>"
-					+ "<ram:TypeCode>VAT</ram:TypeCode>"
-					+ exemptionReason
-					+ "<ram:CategoryCode>" + currentItem.getProduct().getTaxCategoryCode() + "</ram:CategoryCode>"
+					+ "<ram:TypeCode>VAT</ram:TypeCode>";
+				
+				if (currentItem.getProduct().getTaxExemptionReason() != null) {
+					xml += "<ram:ExemptionReason>" + XMLTools.encodeXML(currentItem.getProduct().getTaxExemptionReason()) + "</ram:ExemptionReason>";
+				}
+					
+				xml += "<ram:CategoryCode>" + currentItem.getProduct().getTaxCategoryCode() + "</ram:CategoryCode>"
 					+ "<ram:RateApplicablePercent>"
 					+ vatFormat(currentItem.getProduct().getVATPercent()) + "</ram:RateApplicablePercent>"
 					+ "</ram:ApplicableTradeTax>";
diff --git a/library/src/test/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/XRTest.java b/library/src/test/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/XRTest.java
index ace63df4..6d0a2664 100644
--- a/library/src/test/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/XRTest.java
+++ b/library/src/test/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/XRTest.java
@@ -178,6 +178,36 @@ public class XRTest extends TestCase {
 		}
 
 	}
+	
+	public void testTaxExemptionReasonIssue() {
+		String orgname = "Test company";
+		String number = "123";
+		String amountStr = "1.00";
+		BigDecimal amount = new BigDecimal(amountStr);
+		byte[] b = {12, 13};
+
+		Invoice i = new Invoice().setDueDate(new Date()).setIssueDate(new Date()).setDeliveryDate(new Date())
+			.setSender(new TradeParty(orgname, "teststr", "55232", "teststadt", "DE").setEmail("sender@example.com").addTaxID("DE4711").addVATID("DE0815").setContact(new Contact("Hans Test", "+49123456789", "test@example.org")).addBankDetails(new BankDetails("DE12500105170648489890", "COBADEFXXX").setAccountName("kontoInhaber")))
+			.setRecipient(new TradeParty("Franz Müller", "teststr.12", "55232", "Entenhausen", "DE").setEmail("recipient@sample.org"))
+			.setReferenceNumber("991-01484-64")//leitweg-id
+			// not using any VAT, this is also a test of zero-rated goods:
+			.setNumber(number)
+				.addItem(new Item(new Product("Testprodukt", "", "C62", BigDecimal.ZERO).setTaxCategoryCode("E").setTaxExemptionReason("Kleinunternehmer"), amount, new BigDecimal(1.0)))
+				.addItem(new Item(new Product("Testprodukt2", "", "C62", BigDecimal.ZERO).setTaxCategoryCode("S"), amount, new BigDecimal(1.0)))
+			.setPayee( new TradeParty().setName("VR Factoring GmbH").setID("DE813838785").setLegalOrganisation(new LegalOrganisation("391200LDDFJDMIPPMZ54", "0199")));
+
+
+
+		ZUGFeRD2PullProvider zf2p = new ZUGFeRD2PullProvider();
+
+		zf2p.setProfile(Profiles.getByName("XRechnung"));
+		zf2p.generateXML(i);
+		String theXML = new String(zf2p.getXML(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+		assertThat(theXML).valueByXPath("count(//*[local-name()='ExemptionReason'])")
+			.asInt()
+			.isEqualTo(1);
+	}
+	
 
 	private org.mustangproject.Invoice createInvoice(TradeParty recipient) {
 		String orgname = "Test company";