Few days ago i met Mr.Singh who works in a restaurant,during the conversation we talked about the tax and cost of living here.Then he talked about Unterhaltsbescheinigung which is the way to save a lot of tax.I was shocked and surprised.
He made 7 different bank accounts in India with name of his mother,father,sister,grandmother etc and transfers some amount to it regularly.Then fills up the Unterhaltsbescheinigung form and get it stamped by some local lawyer in India paying some Rs 500.He said here they only look for the stamp and for few thousand Euros no one from here makes the verifications in India.This is something which he does for almost 10 years and never got in trouble.
Does anyone knows if the tax authority really does some verification in our home country or only looks for a form with stamp.

@raj2001

after reading this post, i am now sure that authorities will put a microscope. This is all illegal. Why you stoop to the level of restuarant worker. He might have reasons to do that and in case if he is caught probably he has onthing to lose. Pls dont post illegal suggestions here. Thanks

Well it is true that you can do "Unterhalts" for as many persons as you want. But the rules are changing

1. In the starting one can send money once a year and offset it for the whole year. No proof required
2. 2-3 yrs back one has to send the money quarterly and have to prove with bank statements in india and germany that it is received by the beneficary.
3. Latest requirement is one has to send money monthly for the beneficiary and with bank statements in germany, and bank statements of the beneficiary.

Since the goverment cannot stop completely this tax offset, sure they are closing the loopholes one by one.

And please dont discuss stuffs in a public forum about illegal stuffs. Bigbrother is always watching.

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"3. Latest requirement is one has to send money monthly for the beneficiary and with bank statements in germany, and bank statements of the beneficiary.", FYI a Western Union receipt is sufficient, that's what I do as I don't trust the banks in my home country.

D.