Deadline finder

Which deadlines apply to me?

Three questions, and the list below narrows to what is actually yours.

1 Which year, and in which sense?

Deadlines FOR a tax year Deadlines IN a calendar year

Tax year the return covers

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
2 I am …

An individual A freelancer A startup / SMB An enterprise
3 How are you set up for VAT?

How are you set up for VAT?
VAT registered (not a small business) Monthly VAT advance returns Supplies to other EU countries

Your deadlines for tax year 2026

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
February 10, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	January 2026	yourself or an advisor	245 days ago

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
March 10, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	February 2026	yourself or an advisor	217 days ago

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
April 10, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	March 2026	yourself or an advisor	186 days ago
April 10, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q1 2026	yourself or an advisor	186 days ago

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
May 11, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	April 2026	yourself or an advisor	155 days ago

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
June 10, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	May 2026	yourself or an advisor	125 days ago

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
July 10, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	June 2026	yourself or an advisor	95 days ago
July 10, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q2 2026	yourself or an advisor	95 days ago

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
August 10, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	July 2026	yourself or an advisor	64 days ago

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
September 10, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	August 2026	yourself or an advisor	33 days ago

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
October 12, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	September 2026	yourself or an advisor	1 day ago
October 12, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q3 2026	yourself or an advisor	1 day ago

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
November 10, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	October 2026	yourself or an advisor	in 28 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
December 10, 2026	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	November 2026	yourself or an advisor	in 58 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
January 11, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	December 2026	yourself or an advisor	in 90 days
January 11, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q4 2026	yourself or an advisor	in 90 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
August 02, 2027	Einkommensteuererklärung (Selbsterklärung) *	2026	filed yourself	in 293 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
February 29, 2028	Einkommensteuererklärung (durch Steuerberater) *	2026	filed by an advisor	in 504 days

For these returns the deadline depends on who files. File it yourself and § 149 Abs. 2 AO applies; where a Steuerberater prepares it, § 149 Abs. 3 AO gives longer. Every other date in the table is the same either way.
A date falling on a weekend or a nationwide public holiday moves to the next working day (§ 108 Abs. 3 AO).
Where a deadline was extended by statute — such as the COVID-19 extensions in Art. 97 § 36 EGAO — the original date stands beside it, struck through. The info marker names the authority.
Only nationwide holidays are taken into account. Where the day is a public holiday in the Land your Finanzamt belongs to, the deadline ends correspondingly later.

This overview is not tax advice. For your own case, please confirm the dates with your Steuerberater or with the Finanzamt responsible for you.

This is not advice. Whether a threshold is crossed depends on your numbers.

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