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UBL-CR-424: An alias name for the payee bank account is not used

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-424 means the payee bank account in your UBL invoice or credit note has an alias name (cbc:AliasName), which EN 16931 does not use. Remove the alias; use cbc:Name only for the account name (BT-85). Export again and recheck the file.

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What it means

This rule checks for cbc:AliasName within cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PayeeFinancialAccount in a UBL invoice or credit note. An alias name is an alternative name for that account. EN 16931 carries the account number or IBAN (BT-84), the account name (BT-85) and the identifier of the bank (BT-86), but no alias. The payee is not necessarily the seller.

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use an alias for the payee bank account. The account name (BT-85) is a separate field.

How to fix it

Delete cbc:AliasName from cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PayeeFinancialAccount. If the alias is actually the account name (BT-85), put that name in cbc:Name in the same block. Export again and recheck the file.

Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate an invoice against EN 16931

Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice

The rule as published

A UBL invoice should not include the PaymentMeans PayeeFinancialAccount AliasName

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
EN 16931 (UBL) 1.3.17
EN 16931 (UBL credit note) 1.3.17
XRechnung 3.0 (UBL) 3.0.2
XRechnung 3.0 (UBL credit note) 3.0.2
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (invoice) 2026.5
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (credit note) 2026.5
SI-UBL 2.0 / NLCIUS (invoice) 2.0.3.13
SI-UBL 2.0 / NLCIUS (credit note) 2.0.3.13
France CTC (UBL invoice) 1.4.0-04
France CTC (UBL credit note) 1.4.0-04
CIUS-RO UBL Invoice 1.0.9 1.0.9
CIUS-RO UBL Credit Note 1.0.9 1.0.9
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-424 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026