Tax deadlines

German tax deadlines 2030

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 2030

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
January 10, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	December 2029	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1184 days
January 10, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q4 2029	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 1184 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
February 11, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	January 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1216 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
March 11, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	February 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1244 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
April 10, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	March 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1274 days
April 10, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q1 2030	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 1274 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
May 10, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	April 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1304 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
June 11, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	May 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1336 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
July 10, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	June 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1365 days
July 10, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q2 2030	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 1365 days
July 31, 2030	Einkommensteuererklärung (Selbsterklärung) *	2029	Individual, International, and Freelancer	in 1386 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
August 12, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	July 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1398 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
September 10, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	August 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1427 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
October 10, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	September 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1457 days
October 10, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q3 2030	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 1457 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
November 11, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	October 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1489 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
December 10, 2030	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	November 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1518 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.

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