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 2028

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
February 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	January 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 484 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
March 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	February 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 513 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
April 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	March 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 544 days
April 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q1 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 544 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
May 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	April 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 574 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
June 12, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	May 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 607 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
July 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	June 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 635 days
July 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q2 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 635 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
August 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	July 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 666 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
September 11, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	August 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 698 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
October 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	September 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 727 days
October 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q3 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 727 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
November 10, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	October 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 758 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
December 11, 2028	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	November 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 789 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
January 10, 2029	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	December 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 819 days
January 10, 2029	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q4 2028	yourself or an advisor	in 819 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
July 31, 2029	Einkommensteuererklärung (Selbsterklärung) *	2028	filed yourself	in 1021 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
February 28, 2030	Einkommensteuererklärung (durch Steuerberater) *	2028	filed by an advisor	in 1233 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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