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

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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 2027

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
February 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	January 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 119 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
March 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	February 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 147 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
April 12, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	March 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 180 days
April 12, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q1 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 180 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
May 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	April 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 208 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
June 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	May 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 239 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
July 12, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	June 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 271 days
July 12, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q2 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 271 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
August 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	July 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 300 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
September 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	August 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 331 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
October 11, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	September 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 362 days
October 11, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q3 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 362 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
November 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	October 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 392 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
December 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	November 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 422 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
January 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	December 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 453 days
January 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q4 2027	yourself or an advisor	in 453 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
July 31, 2028	Einkommensteuererklärung (Selbsterklärung) *	2027	filed yourself	in 656 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
February 28, 2029	Einkommensteuererklärung (durch Steuerberater) *	2027	filed by an advisor	in 868 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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