billto

BillTo, often written as "Bill To" or "bill-to," refers to the party responsible for paying an invoice or other billing document. The bill-to party is typically the payer and is identified by a billing address and related contact information used to issue invoices, send payment reminders, and process payments. In many business systems, "Bill To" is stored as a distinct entity from the "Ship To" address (the destination for goods) and from the "Sold To" or customer account. The separation allows a single customer to have multiple addresses for different purposes, such as separate billing and shipping locations or for intercompany arrangements where a parent company bills a subsidiary.

In practice, the bill-to data influences several processes: it designates the recipient of the invoice, determines payment terms and credit limits, and may affect tax calculation and regulatory reporting if the bill-to location is in a different jurisdiction. In procurement and order-to-cash workflows, the bill-to information can be configured on orders, contracts, or customer master data, and may be changed if authorization allows.

In electronic formats, BillTo is commonly represented as a field or segment (for example, BillTo in EDI or BillToAddress in XML/JSON) that accompanies orders and invoices. Organizations should maintain up-to-date bill-to records to avoid delays or misdirected payments.

See also: invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing address, shipping address.