The clock is ticking for the tax return! Does the autumn deadline also apply to you?

The filing of the tax return is imminent for many of those affected.

The income tax return for 2020 must be with the responsible tax office by October 31st.

Did you

note

this important date in the

? Here again as a reminder: The

from 2020 must be submitted to

the responsible tax office by

. In other words, anyone who

does their own tax return

for

must

submit

the documents by the

. Because October 31st is a Sunday, the deadline for submission is specifically extended to November 1st - and in federal states where All Saints Day is a public holiday, the deadline ends on November 2nd. According to the German Press Agency (dpa), the association "Income tax aid for employees" reminded of this. You can also find out more about all deadlines for your tax return here.

Alternative: If you use an

or a

, then you have

even longer time

for the

- in this case the submission deadline does not even

until the

.

Tax return for the Corona year 2020 with some special features

Important to know: The

brought some peculiarities for many taxpayers.

example, employees who received

benefits

of

2020 are also

, as the dpa described.

According to the experts, whether there is a risk of back payments depends on the individual case.

Sometimes there is also money back.

Read about it:

But

who received other

in the past year

- for example,

- are also required to submit a tax return, dpa said. The wage tax aid association also advises you to take advantage of all tax advantages by claiming relevant expenses. You shouldn't forget the

or purchases for the home office. However, ultimately only those taxpayers benefit from the home office flat-rate, who come above the already applicable flat-rate 

 . Read more about it here.

For further reading

Is it tax deductible at home office?

Even a “

” can, like

on the subject, can be “fully” set off under certain conditions: “It has to be a separate room that is also equipped like an office, in other words, to put it simply: desk, chair, filing cabinet. And: this study must be the center of all professional activity, ”says the report. “Full deduction” means “that the costs for the study can be deducted in unlimited amounts. These include, for example, renovating the room, laying a new floor and equipping it with privacy curtains. "Costs that were only partially incurred in the meantime would have to" of course be split up ", the report on BR.de continued - including, for example Rent payments or costs for heating, electricity and water.

Also interesting:

Do I have to submit a tax return?

Many employees are meanwhile not obliged to submit a tax return.

According to the law, anyone

who only gets their salary and has 

does not have to fill out the forms, dpa reported in principle. According to the dpa, however, the forms must be filled out, for example, if you had

next to each other in 2020 

. Even if 

 and 

had been

or the couple

 had chosen

the so-called 

, there was a tax obligation.

 are also

.

And many 

have to file a tax return.

Whether this is the case depends on the amount of the gross pension and the year of the start of the pension, as dpa had described, among other things.

Also read:

Tip from experts: Check your tax assessment as soon as possible

Another note for everyone who has already submitted their tax return:

If you

receive

, you should check the information promptly.

Because, according to experts, it is not uncommon for you to discover a mistake - and you can react in good time if necessary.