Don't miss the 2022, 2023 and 2024 income tax deadlines.
When does the tax return have to be with the tax office at the latest?
A tax return is often a chore, but it is mandatory for almost half of taxpayers.
It is all the more important that you do not miss the deadline for submitting your next tax return, otherwise the tax office may impose a late fee.
When do you have to submit the declaration at the latest?
The United Income Tax Assistance (VLH) has advice and explains in a message which normal deadlines you have to observe for tax returns in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Deadlines for filing tax returns for 2022, 2023 and 2024
1. Tax return for 2022
As a result of the corona pandemic, the deadlines for submitting income tax returns have been extended several times.
What are the deadlines now?
Here is the answer from the tax experts: The tax return for 2022 must be with the tax office by September 30, 2023.
However, since this date is a Saturday, the very last opportunity to submit the declaration is the following Monday, which is October 2, 2023.
2. Tax return for 2023
Here, too, the submission deadline had been pushed back a little.
The experts at VLH explain which deadline now applies: The tax return for 2023 must be with the tax office by August 31, 2024.
Since this date is also a Saturday, the latest submission date is the following Monday and thus September 2, 2024.
3. Tax return for 2024
The deadline for submitting the 2024 tax return, on the other hand, is again the regular July 31, 2025, as the VLH informs.
Because – apart from the dates that have been pushed back in the course of the corona pandemic – the deadline for submitting the tax return usually ends on July 31, i.e. seven months after the end of the year.
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A tax return is mandatory for almost half of all taxpayers.
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Until when does the submission deadline apply to a tax consultant or wage tax assistance association?
Important to know: Different deadlines apply to taxpayers who have their declaration prepared by a tax consultant or income tax assistance association.
The deadline for the tax professionals would usually be the end of February of the year after next.
But watch out, the fourth Corona Tax Assistance Act still applies here, as the VLH explains.
What applies now?
“The deadline for filing the 2021 tax return by a tax professional is extended to August 31, 2023, for the 2022 tax return to July 31, 2024, for the 2023 tax return to May 31, 2025 (a Saturday!) and for the 2024 tax return to May 30. April 2026."
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Voluntary filing of the tax return means more time
However, if you are not obliged to submit a tax return, you can submit a declaration voluntarily.
In many cases, this is worthwhile because many costs can be deducted from taxes.
Basically, if you submit your tax return voluntarily, you have four years after the end of the tax year.
You can therefore submit the tax return for 2022 until the end of 2026.
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