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 What applies to you?

What applies to you?
More than one employer Wage-replacement benefits over €410 Side income over €410 Income from abroad Capital gains not taxed at source Rental income Tax class III/V or IV with a factor

Your deadlines for tax year 2026

You are not required to file — voluntarily you have four years, and it usually means money back.

Due on	Filing	Period	Filed by	Deadline
December 31, 2030	Einkommensteuererklärung (freiwillig)	2026	filed yourself	in 1540 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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