BR-50
EN 16931-1 layer: en16931
Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5
What does BR-50 mean? A Payment account identifier (BT-84) shall be present if Credit transfer (BG-17) information is provided in the Invoice.
Why did my invoice fail BR-50?
When credit transfer payment details (BG-17) are given, the Payment account identifier (BT-84), i.e. the account/IBAN the buyer should pay into, must be present. Otherwise the buyer has payment means but no account to remit to.
Official rule text
A Payment account identifier (BT-84) shall be present if Credit transfer (BG-17) information is provided in the Invoice.
Common causes
- cac:PayeeFinancialAccount was included but its cbc:ID (IBAN/account number) was empty or missing.
- A credit-transfer payment means code (30/58) was used without any PayeeFinancialAccount.
- The IBAN was placed in a note or FinancialInstitutionBranch instead of PayeeFinancialAccount/ID.
How do I fix it?
In cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PayeeFinancialAccount add <cbc:ID>DE89370400440532013000</cbc:ID> (the payee IBAN or account number).
Related rules
BR-01 · BR-02 · BR-03 · BR-04 · BR-05 · BR-06 · BR-07 · BR-08
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