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Certified German Financial Statements Translation

eVerbary translates your German financial statements into English for $24.95 per page with no word cap, by a professional human translator, with a signed certification. Most orders are delivered within a few hours. Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.

The Jahresabschluss under the HGB

A German company's annual accounts (Jahresabschluss) under the Commercial Code (HGB) are the balance sheet (Bilanz) and the profit and loss account (Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung, GuV). A GmbH or AG adds the notes (Anhang), and medium and large ones a management report (Lagebericht). The law requires them in German and in euro, signed and dated, and naming the company, its seat, the register court and the commercial register number.

The Bilanz sets assets (Aktiva) against equity and liabilities (Passiva), usually with the prior year beside the current one. Listed groups present their consolidated accounts under IFRS, and companies also send the balance sheet and GuV electronically to the tax office (the E-Bilanz). The fiscal year (Geschäftsjahr) may not be longer than twelve months. We keep every heading, line and amount exactly as printed.

Bestätigungsvermerk and the Unternehmensregister

Corporations that are not small must be audited: small means not exceeding two of 7.5 million euro balance sheet total, 15 million euro revenue and 50 employees. The auditor, a Wirtschaftsprüfer (or a vereidigter Buchprüfer for a medium GmbH), issues the audit opinion (Bestätigungsvermerk), unqualified or qualified, or a refusal (Versagungsvermerk). We translate the opinion word for word, with the full signature block.

Corporations must file their accounts with the Unternehmensregister within twelve months of year-end, where published accounts can be searched free. A small company files only the balance sheet and notes, without the GuV, and a micro company may simply deposit its balance sheet. So the public copy rarely shows profit: for a visa file, ask your tax adviser (Steuerberater) for the complete Jahresabschluss and translate that.

For E-2, EB-5, L-1 and US lenders

Germany has had an E-2 treaty with the United States since 14 July 1956, and consular officers can request whatever documentation they need on the source of the investment, and the Foreign Affairs Manual says unverified, unaudited statements based only on the applicant's figures normally do not establish the status of a business. For an EB-5 petition, 8 CFR 204.6(j)(3) lists foreign business registration records and tax returns filed within five years, and an L-1 new office petition must show the German company can pay the transferee and start the US business.

We translate the accounts line by line, rebuilt with the same rows and columns and the prior-year column, with every note and signature. We do not convert euro to dollars, restate under US GAAP, or audit or certify the figures. See E-2 translations, German tax returns, bank statements, the Gesellschaftsvertrag, financial statements and our German page.

What USCIS requires

Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), a foreign-language document must be accompanied by a complete English translation and the translator's certification that it is accurate. Every seal, stamp and marginal note is part of the document, so every one is translated.

State agencies set their own rules — see government agencies — and what our certification states is on this page.

How it works

Upload a photo or a scan of your document, pick the language pair and check out online. You never have to mail originals: a legible copy is all we need.

A professional human translator, never machine translation, translates the document word for word and mirrors the layout of the original. Every certified translation ships with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy that meets the requirements of USCIS, courts and universities.

Your translation is delivered digitally, usually within 24 hours for documents of one to three pages, and same-day delivery is available. If anything needs adjusting, we revise it.

Certified vs. standard translation

A certified translation is a word-for-word translation accompanied by a signed statement attesting to its accuracy and completeness. It is what official bodies require: USCIS, courts, universities and government agencies. Certified translations are $24.95 per page, where one sheet of your document is one page, with no word cap.

A standard translation is the same professional human translation without the certificate, for when you only need to understand the content or for internal or informal use. It is billed at the same $24.95 per page with no word cap.

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