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Apostille for tax documents
Foreign tax authorities and payers of dividends or royalties ask for an apostilled certificate of tax residence before they apply a treaty rate. Tax office documents are public documents – we know the route in each country.
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The certificate of tax residence is issued by the national tax authority – the IRS (Form 6166) in the US, HMRC in the UK, the Finanzamt in Germany, the Agencia Tributaria in Spain, the Gelir İdaresi in Türkiye – and confirms residence for the purposes of a double-taxation agreement. Tax assessments, clearance certificates and registration confirmations may also be required abroad, for example for a sale of property or a tender.
Tax office documents are apostilled by the authority responsible for national or regional administrative documents in the issuing country. Some foreign forms must be completed by the home tax office on the foreign authority’s template; those forms can be apostilled as well once signed and stamped.
We obtain the signed original, the apostille and, where needed, a sworn translation, and deliver it to you or directly to the foreign tax adviser.
Also known as: Ansässigkeitsbescheinigung (DE) · attestation de résidence fiscale (FR) · certificado de residencia fiscal (ES) · certificato di residenza fiscale (IT) · certidão de residência fiscal (PT) · mukimlik belgesi (TR) · certyfikat rezydencji (CFR-1) (PL) · woonplaatsverklaring (NL)
Who issues it, who apostilles it – by country
An apostille is always issued in the country that issued the document. The most frequent issuing countries for a tax residence & tax documents:
| Issued in | Issued by | Apostille by |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | IHK (chamber) certification; Finanzamt for tax documents | State office (chamber) / Federal Office (federal tax documents); consular legalisation for non-Convention states |
| United States | Chamber of commerce certification; IRS Form 6166 for tax residency | Secretary of State (chamber docs) / US Department of State (IRS 6166) |
| United Kingdom | Chamber of commerce; HMRC certificate of residence | FCDO |
| France | CCI (chambre de commerce); service des impôts | Chambers of notaries |
| Spain | Cámara de Comercio; Agencia Tributaria | Ministerio de Justicia / notarial college |
| Italy | Camera di Commercio; Agenzia delle Entrate | Prefettura |
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Other countries: see the issuing-country guides for all 130+ Contracting States.
Who needs it
Property & investments
Proof of residence for foreign tax procedures on property sales and investments.
Corporate tax
Treaty benefits for companies receiving payments from abroad.
What we need from you
- Signed original certificate (or the foreign authority’s form for the tax office to complete)
- Country of issue, destination and purpose
Who issues, who apostilles
- Issued by
- National or local tax authority.
- Apostille by
- The Article 6 authority for administrative or federal documents in the issuing country.
- Translation
- Foreign tax authorities usually require a sworn translation unless the form is bilingual.
Where this document usually goes
The route depends on the country pair. Popular destinations for a tax residence & tax documents – change the issuing country in the checker below:
- United StatesApostille
- GermanyApostille
- SwitzerlandApostille
- United KingdomApostille
- TürkiyeApostille
- SpainApostille
Check your country pair for a tax residence & tax documents
Apostille, EU exemption or embassy legalisation – the answer per destination.
Choose the destination to see the exact route for a tax residence & tax documents issued in Germany.
Frequently asked: tax residence & tax documents apostille
Many tax offices complete bilingual or foreign-language forms provided by the foreign authority (IRS 6166 is English by default). The apostille is attached to the signed form. Otherwise a sworn translation is added.
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Apostille for tax documents
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