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Certified German Income Tax Assessment (Einkommensteuerbescheid) Translation
eVerbary translates your German income tax assessment (Einkommensteuerbescheid) 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.
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Einkommensteuererklärung and Bescheid
Taxpayers file an income tax return (Einkommensteuererklärung) through ELSTER: the main form (ESt 1 A) with schedules such as Anlage N for employment, KAP for investment income, V for rent, G for business and S for self-employment. Those obliged to file have until 31 July of the following year, and longer with a tax adviser. The return is the taxpayer's statement; what US offices usually want is the Finanzamt's answer.
That answer is the income tax assessment (Einkommensteuerbescheid). It states the tax number (Steuernummer) and the eleven-digit tax identification number (Identifikationsnummer), the figures the tax was computed from and the tax set for the year. A notice produced automatically needs no signature under the Fiscal Code, so a Bescheid without one is complete. We translate the whole notice, including any explanations and the instructions on objections.
Vorbehalt, vorläufig, ELSTER and other proof
Two notes matter. Unter dem Vorbehalt der Nachprüfung (subject to review, §164 AO) means the Finanzamt can still change the assessment; vorläufig (provisional, §165 AO) means specific points remain open, and the notice must say which. We translate both word for word, because a reviewer reads them as limits on how final the figures are. A later amended notice (Änderungsbescheid) replaces the earlier one, so send the latest notice for each year.
From 2026 the Finanzamt can make the Bescheid available electronically in ELSTER instead of mailing it, and for returns filed through ELSTER this becomes the default from 2027; a paper copy can still be requested. Employees also have the employer's annual wage tax statement (Lohnsteuerbescheinigung), and the Finanzamt issues a certificate in tax matters (Bescheinigung in Steuersachen) showing whether taxes and returns are up to date.
Why US offices ask for them
8 CFR 204.6(j)(3) lists personal and corporate tax returns filed within five years with any taxing jurisdiction among the evidence of an EB-5 investor's lawful source of funds; for a German investor the Bescheid is the authority's own record of that return. Consular officers deciding an E-2 case may ask for whatever they need on the source of the investment, and US banks and lenders reviewing German income may ask for the same notices.
The translation keeps every figure in euro as printed, with the same rows, columns and computation steps as the original. We do not convert to dollars, compute US-equivalent income or check the arithmetic; that is the job of your Steuerberater, and the year stays as printed on the notice. See also German financial statements, bank statements, tax documents 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.
Frequently asked questions
Should I send the Erklärung or the Bescheid?
Ask the receiving office. Most want the Bescheid, the Finanzamt's assessment; we translate either or both.
My Bescheid has no signature.
That is normal: automated notices need none. We translate it as issued.
It says Vorbehalt der Nachprüfung.
That means the Finanzamt may still review it. We translate the note word for word so the reader sees it.
I only have the Bescheid in my ELSTER mailbox.
Download the PDF and send it. We translate the electronic notice exactly like the paper one.
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