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 2031

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
February 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	January 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1580 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
March 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	February 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1608 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
April 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	March 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1639 days
April 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q1 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1639 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
May 12, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	April 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1671 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
June 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	May 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1700 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
July 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	June 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1730 days
July 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q2 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1730 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
August 11, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	July 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1762 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
September 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	August 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1792 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
October 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	September 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1822 days
October 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q3 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1822 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
November 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	October 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1853 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
December 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	November 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1883 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
January 12, 2032	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	December 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1916 days
January 12, 2032	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q4 2031	yourself or an advisor	in 1916 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
August 02, 2032	Einkommensteuererklärung (Selbsterklärung) *	2031	filed yourself	in 2119 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
February 28, 2033	Einkommensteuererklärung (durch Steuerberater) *	2031	filed by an advisor	in 2329 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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