A memorandum of association — what should you know about powers of attorney and stamp duty?

The case under review is “A memorandum of association”, so it flags what usually causes documents like this to be rejected before summarising the general practice. After certification, scan the full set before it leaves your hands. High-resolution photos of seals and signatures help when the destination asks for re-verification. Attach a document index to the bundle so nothing is lost during review. Public holidays and embassy closures move certification queues more than most people expect. For documents going abroad, include international shipping time in the plan. Before starting, ask in advance which category of certified translator the destination accepts, then plan the timeline so certification finishes before the real filing deadline, then keep a digital copy of every page, including seals and signatures. The common failure in this group of cases is a translation that does not match the certification type required. The most frequent cause of delay in this group is missing supporting documents on the first submission. The terms that frame this page are memorandum · association · know · powers. The specifics here are document type: Moa, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. A power of attorney is governed by the agency provisions of the Civil and Commercial Code and must bear stamp duty under the Stamp Duty Schedule of the Revenue Code; state the scope, the validity period and the attorney's name exactly as in the passport or ID card, because the receiving side checks the names character by character. Only directors signing in the manner stated in the company certificate — the required number of joint signatories and the company seal where noted — can bind the company; a signature that does not match those conditions is usually rejected by the bank or authority at the checking stage. Where the destination asks for a director's signature to be witnessed, a certified true copy, or a certified translation, a Notarial Services Attorney licensed under the Lawyers Council of Thailand's regulations can certify it; Thailand has no common-law notary public office, so this is the equivalent domestic channel. ILC handles document work only — translation, certification of the translation, notarial signature certification and the legalisation run at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies. ILC is not a registrar, auditor or tax adviser and cannot guarantee the decision of any authority or counterparty. Cost and lead time depend on page count, the language pair and the certification steps the destination requires, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send a scan of the documents together with the receiving authority's or counterparty's own instructions via LINE @Thainotary, call +66 094-895-8999 or email contact@thainotary.co.th.

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