UBL-CR-272: The payee should not include a postal address

What it means

Checks that the payee block (cac:PayeeParty) does not contain cac:PostalAddress. EN 16931 has addresses for the seller (BG-5) and the buyer (BG-8), but for the payee (BG-10), the party that receives the payment when that is not the seller, it only has the name (BT-59), the identifier (BT-60) and the legal registration identifier (BT-61).

Why it matters

This is a warning, so the file is still accepted. A payee address has no business term behind it, so the recipient's software normally ignores it and does not show it. It is worth fixing when you want a clean report. If the recipient really needs the address, check with them how they want to receive it.

How to fix it

Clear the address from the payee details in your invoicing software, or look for an export setting that leaves it out, and export again. The seller's own address stays where it is. If you build the XML yourself, delete cac:PostalAddress from cac:PayeeParty. If the payee is the same as the seller, you can leave out the payee block altogether.

The rule as published

A UBL invoice should not include the PayeeParty PostalAddress

Where this rule applies