Tax return not yet completed? There is so little time left for it

Do you still have to complete your tax return for 2020?

Then you won't have much time to do it.

Find out which deadlines apply here.

Do you still have to complete the tax return for the past year?

Then it's time.

As is well known, the

2020 tax return has been 

 three months as

a result of the 

- taxpayers who still have to submit a return have until the end of October 2021.

Deadline for filing the tax return 2020

Because 

a Sunday, the specific submission deadline for taxpayers who prepare their tax return themselves is the following Monday, i.e. 

.

In federal states with the All Saints holiday on November 1, the deadline for submission does not end until November 2, 2021.

Tip, if the time is really tight:

If you want to save yourself the mail, you can put the tax return on paper in the mailbox of your tax office.

In any case, it is better to plan a buffer - then you will not get stressed in the end.

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More time for the tax return with a tax advisor

Good to know: If taxpayers contact an

or a

who will

prepare

the 2020 tax return for you and submit it to the tax office, they will have even longer time

 for

the Bundesverband Lohnsteuerhilfevereine eV (BVL): The 

for submitting the 

 extended Due to the corona

 from February 28, 2022 to May 31, 2022, the experts announced at the time.

It is essential that you comply with the deadline for filing your tax return

Many costs can be deducted,

especially for the

. You can find out more about this here. You shouldn't give this money away. However, if you are in a particularly hurry - and the deadline is approaching as I said - you should at least focus on the most important forms that you definitely need to submit so that you don't have to pay a late fee. These include the

, the

(Appendix N for employees and officials, investment for retirees R) as well as for parents in addition to

.

If you are particularly late, you can at least meet the deadline - and, as

on the subject, you still have the option of claiming additional expenses afterwards: You can claim up to a month after receiving the tax assessment Submit forms later, as it says in the report - because that's how long the objection period runs.

Also read

Late payment surcharge: It can get so expensive if you miss the deadline

The

you should not miss.

It is to be expected that the tax offices will only rarely grant extensions of the deadline beyond the autumn.

The late surcharge is generally

.

However, there is a 

 For example, if the back tax payment is 1,000 euros and the tax return is submitted 10 months too late, a late fee of 250 euros is due.

Also read:

Voluntary submission of the tax return: Time up to four years (after the end of the calendar year)

You are not required to submit a tax return, but would like to

?

In this case you basically have a lot more time.

"You can expect a refund if you settle with the tax office within four years of the end of the calendar year", informed the Stiftung Warentest.

The deadlines:

2017 tax return:

 December 31, 2021

 December 31, 2022

 December 31, 2023

 December 31, 2024

You can find out more about all relevant deadlines for your tax return here.

Have you received your 

 ?

Then take your time to check whether all the expenses that you

 noted

in the 

are also in the notification.

Turning numbers or other mistakes can also happen to the tax office.

You can find out more about this here.