Are you one of those who have to file a tax return every year?
Then you should know the following tip to avoid the late surcharge.
If the tax return is submitted late, the tax office can levy a late fee.
In short: who dawdles will be punished.
However, there are exceptions, for example in the case of an excusable delay.
This applies, among other things, if you could not submit the tax return * within the deadline due to illness or missing documents
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As the portal Steuertipps.de further informs, the late payment surcharge must not exceed ten percent of the fixed tax and amount to a maximum of 25,000 euros.
You can find out how you can avoid the late payment penalty below.
If the tax return is made by a professional, other submission deadlines apply
As the German Press Agency (dpa) reports, the deadline for submitting the income tax return for taxpayers usually ends seven months after the end of the respective calendar year. That means: The 2019 income tax return should have been submitted by July 31, 2020. "
If the deadline has not been met and has not been extended retrospectively, a so-called delay surcharge will be set,
" quotes the dpa Erich Nöll, managing director of the Bundesverband Lohnsteuerhilfevereine (BVL) in Berlin.
The late surcharge is generally 0.25 percent of the tax still to be paid for each month of the delay.
If you have a professional prepare your tax return, you benefit from a longer deadline, as the Münstersche Zeitung informs.
The submission deadlines would be extended due to the effects of the corona pandemic.
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If the tax advisor submits the 2019 income tax return by August 31, 2021, this is on time,
" said Erich Nöll, according to the dpa.
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