Tax deadlines

German tax deadlines 2027

When your tax return and VAT returns are due — the statutory dates for people who file for themselves.

Calendar year the deadline falls in

January 2027

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
January 11, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	December 2026	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 89 days
January 11, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q4 2026	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 89 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
February 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	January 2027	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 119 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
March 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	February 2027	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 147 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
April 12, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	March 2027	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 180 days
April 12, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q1 2027	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 180 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
May 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	April 2027	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 208 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
June 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	May 2027	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 239 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
July 12, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	June 2027	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 271 days
July 12, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q2 2027	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 271 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
August 02, 2027	Einkommensteuererklärung (Selbsterklärung) *	2026	Individual, International, and Freelancer	in 292 days
August 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	July 2027	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 300 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
September 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	August 2027	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 331 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
October 11, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	September 2027	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 362 days
October 11, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q3 2027	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 362 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
November 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	October 2027	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 392 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
December 10, 2027	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	November 2027	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 422 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.

Find a tax advisor — and the longer statutory deadlines apply to you.