DE-R-005

Explanation

German e-invoicing rules require a named contact point on the seller side — meaning your own contact point, the one the buyer reaches out to with questions, not the buyer's. It need not be a specific person; a function such as 'Accounting' is fine. Together with phone and email, this is one of three mandatory fields that traditional VAT law doesn't require.

How to fix

Add your own contact point as a name or function, e.g. 'Accounting'. Set it once in your company profile and it carries into every invoice.

This field is required by §14 Abs. 4 Nr. 1 UStG. A missing or incorrect value may affect input VAT deduction (Vorsteuerabzug) for the recipient.