A Thai company reporting to an overseas parent living in Chiang Mai — where do you start?

The point raised here is “A Thai company reporting to an overseas parent living in Chiang Mai”, 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. Documents with a short validity window should be produced as close to the filing date as possible. Leave buffer time in case a translation has to be amended or a source document re-issued. If the receiving body confirmed its requirements by email, keep that message with the file. Note who signed each certification and on what date for later reference. The common failure in this group of cases is a translation that does not match the certification type required. Check first whether the issuing office of the source document is one the destination recognises. Before starting, check that names are spelled identically to the passport or ID card on every page, then confirm with the receiving body whether it wants an original, a certified copy or a certified translation, then count the number of certified sets needed before work starts, because extra sets restart the certification steps. The specifics here are location: Chiangmai, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. The terms that frame this page are Thai · company · reporting · overseas. Tax in Thailand is governed by the Revenue Code and administered by the Revenue Department under the Ministry of Finance, which is also the body that issues official tax evidence. Documents you rely on abroad should therefore be issued or certified by the Revenue Department rather than self-prepared, because receiving tax authorities check for the seal or signature of an authorised officer. Thai tax and accounting documents used abroad are normally translated in full — including seals and signatures — then the translation is certified by the Legalisation Division, Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and finally legalised at the destination embassy or consulate where that country requires it. Thailand is not a party to the 1961 Apostille Convention, so no apostille is issued on Thai documents. ILC handles the document side: translation, certification of the translation, coordination of legalisation and booking a notarial-services attorney. ILC is not an auditor, not a tax agent and does not give tax advice; liability calculations, planning and return filing belong with a licensed CPA or tax adviser, and any assessment remains at the authority's discretion. Cost and lead time depend on page count, target language, how many certified sets are required and the steps the receiving authority sets, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of every page together with the letter or form the tax authority sent you, via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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