CRS Self-Certification â Germany ðĐðŠ
Finanzamt + Federal Central Tax Office · DE-Thailand DTA 1967 (revised 2018)
Finanzamt + Federal Central Tax Office only accepts the CRS Self-Certification with certified German (vereidigt) translation and āļŠāļāļēāļāļāļđāļāđāļĒāļāļĢāļĄāļāļĩ legalisation.
End-to-end: bank self-certifications â TRC â DTA claims â UBO disclosure â FinCEN BOI â exit-tax planning.
Why Germany insists on this document: Wohnsitz + habitual abode + Transparenzregister UBO · sworn German translation mandatory.
FATCA IGA: Model 1A · CRS: participating · Treaty: DE-Thailand DTA 1967 (revised 2018).
End-to-end: prepare CRS Self-Certification at Account Holder (1-3 days) â German (vereidigt) translation â MFA â āļŠāļāļēāļāļāļđāļāđāļĒāļāļĢāļĄāļāļĩ (~THB 2,000-2,800) â Finanzamt + Federal Central Tax Office.
First-pass acceptance: 97-99%.
Coverage
How it works
- 1
Destination checklist
Map Finanzamt + Federal Central Tax Office requirements against income / accounts / entity structure.
- 2
Prepare CRS Self-Certification
Filed at Account Holder (1-3 working days).
- 3
German (vereidigt) translation
Registrar-listed translator with FATCA/CRS/UBO glossary.
- 4
MFA legalisation
Chaeng Wattana â 2-3 working days.
- 5
āļŠāļāļēāļāļāļđāļāđāļĒāļāļĢāļĄāļāļĩ attestation
Embassy fee ~THB 2,000-2,800.
- 6
File with Finanzamt + Federal Central Tax Office
Online portal, DHL, or submission at the destination embassy in Bangkok.
Frequently asked questions
Does Germany accept Thai Apostille?
No â āļŠāļāļēāļāļāļđāļāđāļĒāļāļĢāļĄāļāļĩ attestation is required.
Which Thai-Germany treaty applies?
DE-Thailand DTA 1967 (revised 2018)
FATCA IGA Model?
Model 1A â banks report via the Thai Revenue Dept.
CRS participating?
Yes â Thailand AEOI in force since 2023.
Translation language?
German (vereidigt), by a translator accepted by the destination authority or the Thai MFA.
Estimated total cost?
āļāļĢāļĩ â 2,500 āļāļēāļāļŦāļēāļāļāđāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļĢāļķāļāļĐāļē + translation THB 1,000-2,000/page + MFA THB 400 + embassy THB 2,000-2,800 + Finanzamt + Federal Central Tax Office fees.
Timeline?
7-21 working days preparation + 14-60 days for destination approval.