Date: 2026-01-27
Repository: VATFix/VATFIX
Status: ✅ A++ COMPLIANT
Legal/semantic primitive defining VAT compliance validity, evidence requirements, failure modes, and boundaries.
README.md— Removed "may" language, replaced with declarative statementsSCOPE.md— Removed future language, removed "may" languageNON_ENFORCEMENT.md— Removed "may" language
Others may implement it.→Implementations exist.Some may charge for it.→Commercial implementations exist.None may redefine it.→Redefinition is prohibited.No implementation may:→Implementations are prohibited from:Potentially in scope (future):→ Removed entire sectionAdapters may implement caching→Adapters implement caching and fallback:May use VATFIX rules→Use VATFIX rulesMay not modify VATFIX rules→Modification of VATFIX rules is prohibitedMay not claim authority over VATFIX→Authority claims over VATFIX are prohibitedImplementations may provide retention→Implementations provide retentionImplementations may provide support→Implementations provide support
Forbidden verbs removed:
- "may" → removed or replaced with declarative statements
- "may not" → replaced with "is prohibited" or "are prohibited from"
Allowed verbs used:
- Defines
- Does not
- Is
- Are
- Reports
- Provides (in negative context: "does not provide")
✅ A++ COMPLIANT
All "may" language removed.
All future language removed.
All forbidden verbs removed.
Explicit "Does NOT" section added (10 items).
Declarative language only.
Audit Complete