A certificate confirming the company is active — what should you know about powers of attorney and stamp duty?

The point raised here is “A certificate confirming the company is active”, so it deals with the case-specific points first and the shared rules afterwards. The specifics here are document type: Goodstanding, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. The terms that frame this page are certificate · confirming · company · active. The common failure in this group of cases is a translation that does not match the certification type required. The biggest risk in cases like this is doing the certification steps out of order, which forces a restart. Before starting, verify the source document is still within any validity window the recipient applies, then count the number of certified sets needed before work starts, because extra sets restart the certification steps, then confirm with the receiving body whether it wants an original, a certified copy or a certified translation. Leave buffer time in case a translation has to be amended or a source document re-issued. Plan the schedule with room for at least one review cycle at the receiving office. Keep a copy of every source document plus the receipt or docket from each step. High-resolution photos of seals and signatures help when the destination asks for re-verification. If any requirement is still unclear, send a sample image to the receiving body before producing the full set. 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 @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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