Tax deadlines

German tax deadlines 2031

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 2031

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
January 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	December 2030	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1549 days
January 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q4 2030	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 1549 days
January 27, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	December 2030	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1566 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
February 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	January 2031	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1580 days
February 25, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	January 2031	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1595 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
March 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	February 2031	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1608 days
March 25, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	February 2031	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1623 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
April 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	March 2031	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1639 days
April 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q1 2031	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 1639 days
April 25, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	March 2031	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1654 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
May 12, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	April 2031	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1671 days
May 26, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	April 2031	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1685 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
June 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	May 2031	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1700 days
June 25, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	May 2031	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1715 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
July 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	June 2031	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1730 days
July 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q2 2031	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 1730 days
July 25, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	June 2031	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1745 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
August 11, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	July 2031	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1762 days
August 25, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	July 2031	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1776 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
September 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	August 2031	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1792 days
September 25, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	August 2031	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1807 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
October 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	September 2031	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1822 days
October 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (vierteljährlich)	Q3 2031	Freelancer and Startup / SMB	in 1822 days
October 27, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	September 2031	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1839 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
November 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	October 2031	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1853 days
November 25, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	October 2031	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1868 days

Due on	Filing	Period	Applies to	Deadline
December 10, 2031	USt-Voranmeldung (monatlich)	November 2031	Freelancer, Startup / SMB, and Enterprise	in 1883 days
December 29, 2031	Zusammenfassende Meldung	November 2031	Startup / SMB and Enterprise	in 1902 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.