English guide
Jahresabschluss in English? Language Requirements (§ 244 HGB) & Convenience Translations
Can German annual financial statements be prepared or filed in English? No — Section 244 HGB requires German and euros. What English-speaking directors do instead: convenience translations and English-guided preparation.
The legal position
Section 244 HGB requires annual financial statements in German and in euros. English versions are possible only as clearly labelled convenience translations — standard practice for foreign-owned German subsidiaries and international founders. The German original is always the legally binding, filed document.
Work in English, file in German
Our English early access pairs an English interface and questionnaire with an English mirror of every generated section and dual export: the filing-ready German original plus an English convenience translation from the same data.
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