# BR-17

> The Payee name (BT-59) shall be provided in the Invoice, if the Payee (BG-10) is different from the Seller (BG-4)

Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5

Canonical: https://einvoicecheck.eu/rules/br-17

## Official rule text

The Payee name (BT-59) shall be provided in the Invoice, if the Payee (BG-10) is different from the Seller (BG-4)

## Why did my invoice fail BR-17?

If a Payee (BG-10) is named and that payee differs from the Seller (BG-4), the Payee name (BT-59) must be provided. The Payee group is only used when payment goes to a party other than the seller, so the beneficiary must be identifiable by name. This rule ensures a factored or third-party payee is properly identified.

## Common causes

- A cac:PayeeParty block was included (e.g. for factoring) but without cac:PartyName/cbc:Name.
- A PayeeParty was emitted for a party that is actually the seller, unnecessarily triggering the rule.
- The payee name was mapped to an identifier or contact field instead of PartyName/Name.

## How do I fix it?

```
<cac:PayeeParty>
  <cac:PartyName>
    <cbc:Name>Factoring Company Ltd</cbc:Name>
  </cac:PartyName>
</cac:PayeeParty>
```