Have a balance sheet translated into German
Your balance sheet translated from German – certified or as a professional translation – with consistent HGB and IFRS terminology across assets, liabilities, notes, management report and the auditor’s report. For statutory filing, for banks and for international investors who want to read the same figures in their own language. A binding fixed price, native-speaker financial translators.
Where a balance-sheet translation goes wrong: HGB, IFRS and a set of notes that suddenly no longer matches the figures
A balance sheet is not running text but a web of defined line items. "Rückstellungen" are not "reserves", "Rechnungsabgrenzungsposten" are not "accruals" in the everyday sense, and whether it is structured under HGB or IFRS determines the entire structure. We translate the balance sheet with the appropriate framework in mind and keep the notes and management report word for word on the same terms – so that an auditor or investor does not doubt for a second whether they are reading the same document.
For auditors and statutory filing: a translation that can stand beside the auditor’s report
When the annual financial statements and audit report go into a second language, the translation must state exactly what the auditor attested – no more and no less.
How is the auditor’s report handled in the translated balance sheet?
The Bestätigungsvermerk (in English: the independent auditor’s report) is rendered verbatim and at the exact degree of modality – an “uneingeschränkter” opinion becomes an “unqualified/unmodified opinion”, never softened or hardened, because it carries the central statement of the financial statements.
Does the translated balance sheet have to be certified for filing?
For statutory filing under section 325 HGB, German is authoritative; a translated version for foreign registers, parent companies or banks we have certified where a formal proof is required – by sworn translators.
Do the notes and management report stay terminologically consistent with the balance sheet?
Yes. We keep the balance-sheet items as a binding glossary and carry it through the notes and management report, so that “Anlagevermögen”, for example, appears everywhere as “non-current assets” and does not vary from page to page.
For banks and investors: HGB or IFRS – the subject-matter terms decide readability
Do you translate an HGB balance sheet or convert it to IFRS?
We translate, we do not convert. An HGB balance sheet stays an HGB balance sheet and is rendered correctly in language; the reconciliation to IFRS is a task for accounting, not for translation.
How are typical HGB items rendered into English?
By established professional convention: “Anlagevermögen” as non-current assets, “Umlaufvermögen” as current assets, “Rückstellungen” as provisions, “Eigenkapital” as equity – consistently, so that foreign readers recognise the structure.
Can investors use the English version as a basis for decisions?
You receive a faithful professional translation; the English version serves comprehension, while the German balance sheet remains legally binding – a note we add on request.
How your certified balance sheet translation works
Document and upload
Send your balance sheet as a PDF, photo or scan – we check legibility, stamps and intended use.
Fixed price in 120 minutes
You receive a binding fixed-price quote with a delivery date, clearly calculated in advance.
Professional translators and revision
Assignment to a subject-matter translator; independent revision under the four-eyes principle per DIN EN ISO 17100.
Delivered certified
Digital advance version and, on request, the certified copy by post – officially recognised.
Translate a balance sheet: German, English, French, Turkish, Spanish and over 60 languages
Whether for an authority, court, employer or university at home or abroad: we produce translations of balance sheets and annual financial statements in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Arabic and over 60 other languages. Only native-speaker translators with a relevant background translate; every version is revised on the four-eyes principle in accordance with DIN EN ISO 17100 and certified on request – recognised by authorities and courts.
How your fixed price for the balance sheet translation is calculated
We bill transparently by standard line (55 characters including spaces) from €0.95. The binding fixed price depends on volume, language combination, certification and the desired quality level – with no hidden costs and usually within about two hours.
Translating a balance sheet – frequently asked questions
HGB or IFRS – do you master both?
Yes – we transfer balance sheet items and valuation terms correctly under the relevant standard.
Do figures and units stay exact?
Yes – we carefully check amounts, units, signs and prior-year figures; nothing is changed, only rendered linguistically.
How confidential is this?
Strictly confidential with an NDA; GDPR-compliant processing.
What does it cost?
From €0.95 per standard line; where there are many tables we calculate fairly – in advance as a fixed price.
Is the balance sheet translated under HGB or IFRS?
We translate the balance sheet exactly according to the standard under which it was prepared – HGB or IFRS – and render balance sheet items, valuation methods and key figures with the subject-matter terminology appropriate to each standard. This way equity, provisions and valuation principles stay comparable for banks, investors and foreign registers.
Are figures and prior-year values in the balance sheet altered?
No – amounts, units, signs and prior-year figures are rendered purely linguistically and are not changed or converted. We check them under the four-eyes principle and use translation memory to ensure that every line item is named consistently across the balance sheet, income statement and notes.
Translating a balance sheet – and what often goes with it
A balance sheet rarely travels alone: disclosure or presentation to investors often includes the Annual report and the current Financial report, and for proof of incorporation and shareholdings additionally the Commercial register extract. If you regularly keep the figures in two languages, it is worth looking at our Financial translation with translation memory and a managed glossary – so the terminology stays stable over the years.