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UID:de-sv-beitragsnachweis-monthly@eudeadlines.eu
DTSTAMP:20260909T020821Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260929
SUMMARY:Germany social insurance: Sozialversicherungsbeiträge: contributio
 n payment and Beitragsnachweis deadline
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYMONTHDAY=28
DESCRIPTION:Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributio
 ns (health\, pension\, unemployment\, long-term care insurance) for the cu
 rrent month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month\, and
  submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Kran
 kenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll 
 is corrected in the following month's payment.\n\nWho is affected: Any emp
 loyer in Germany with staff subject to German social insurance\, including
  small companies running their own payroll or via an outsourced bookkeeper
 /Lohnbüro.\n\nWhat to do: Set up your payroll or Lohnbüro process to cal
 culate an estimate and submit the Beitragsnachweis a couple of bank workin
 g days before the third-to-last bank working day of the month\, then pay b
 y that date\; verify the exact date every month since it depends on the ba
 nking calendar.\n\n\nNote: Schema requires a fixed day-of-month\; the actu
 al legal rule (§23 Abs. 1 SGB IV) is the third-to-last bank working day o
 f the SAME month in which the work was performed (an estimate\, trued up t
 he following month)\, which moves with bank holidays and weekends. Day 28 
 approximates this for September 2026\; always confirm the exact date with 
 your payroll provider or Krankenkasse each month. The Beitragsnachweis (co
 ntribution statement) itself is due even earlier\, typically two bank work
 ing days before the payment date.\n\nStatus: Confirmed\nhttps://eudeadline
 s.eu/deadline/de-sv-beitragsnachweis-monthly
URL:https://eudeadlines.eu/deadline/de-sv-beitragsnachweis-monthly
CATEGORIES:DE,Germany social insurance
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UID:de-lohnsteuer-anmeldung-monthly@eudeadlines.eu
DTSTAMP:20260909T020821Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011
SUMMARY:Germany wage tax: Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung: wage tax return filing dead
 line
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DESCRIPTION:Employers must electronically file the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung and
  pay the withheld wage tax by the 10th day after the end of the reporting 
 period. The period is monthly by default\, quarterly if the prior year's w
 ithheld wage tax was between €1\,080 and €5\,000\, and annual if it wa
 s €1\,080 or less.\n\nWho is affected: Any employer in Germany with staf
 f subject to wage tax withholding (Lohnsteuerabzug)\, including owner-mana
 gers on a GmbH payroll.\n\nWhat to do: File the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung via E
 LSTER and remit withheld wage tax (plus solidarity surcharge and church ta
 x where applicable) by the 10th of the month (or quarter/year) following t
 he reporting period\; check annually whether your reporting period changes
  with last year's total withheld.\n\n\n\nStatus: Confirmed\nhttps://eudead
 lines.eu/deadline/de-lohnsteuer-anmeldung-monthly
URL:https://eudeadlines.eu/deadline/de-lohnsteuer-anmeldung-monthly
CATEGORIES:DE,Germany wage tax
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DESCRIPTION:Germany wage tax: Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung: wage tax return filing 
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UID:de-vat-return-monthly@eudeadlines.eu
DTSTAMP:20260909T020821Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011
SUMMARY:Germany VAT: Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung: VAT advance return filing d
 eadline
RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYMONTHDAY=10
DESCRIPTION:VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advanc
 e VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th d
 ay after the end of each reporting period (monthly\, or quarterly for smal
 ler businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline e
 xtension) can be requested via ELSTER\; monthly filers must also pay a spe
 cial advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.\n\nWho is affected
 : All VAT-registered businesses in Germany above the Kleinunternehmer thre
 shold\, or that opted into standard VAT treatment.\n\nWhat to do: File the
  UStVA via ELSTER and pay any VAT due by the 10th of the month following t
 he period. New businesses and businesses with prior-year VAT above €9\,0
 00 file monthly in their first two years\; otherwise file quarterly unless
  prior-year VAT exceeded €9\,000\, or monthly if it exceeded certain hig
 her thresholds. Apply for a Dauerfristverlängerung via ELSTER (form USt 1
  H) if you need the extra month\, renewing the special advance payment ann
 ually for monthly filers.\n\n\n\nStatus: Confirmed\nhttps://eudeadlines.eu
 /deadline/de-vat-return-monthly
URL:https://eudeadlines.eu/deadline/de-vat-return-monthly
CATEGORIES:DE,Germany VAT
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 ng deadline — due in 7 days
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 ng deadline — due in 1 day
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:platform-work-directive-transposition@eudeadlines.eu
DTSTAMP:20260909T020821Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261203
SUMMARY:Platform Work Directive: presumption of employment and algorithmic-
 management rules must apply nationally
DESCRIPTION:Directive (EU) 2024/2831 must be transposed by 2 December 2026.
  Digital labour platforms face a rebuttable presumption that their workers
  are employees where the platform controls the work\, must be transparent 
 about automated monitoring and decision systems\, keep humans in the loop 
 for decisions like account suspension\, and may not process certain person
 al data (emotions\, private chats).\n\nWho is affected: Any platform that 
 organises work performed by individuals through an app or website (deliver
 y\, ride-hailing\, cleaning\, freelance marketplaces)\, including small pl
 atforms\; only Italy and Spain had draft laws by mid-2026.\n\nWhat to do: 
 Assess whether your contractors would be presumed employees under the nati
 onal test and budget for reclassification. Document every automated system
  that affects pay\, tasks or access\, prepare worker-facing explanations\,
  and set up human review of significant decisions. Track your Member State
 's transposition law.\n\nPenalty: Set nationally\; reclassification costs 
 and back-payments of social contributions\n\n\nStatus: Confirmed\nhttps://
 eudeadlines.eu/deadline/platform-work-directive-transposition
URL:https://eudeadlines.eu/deadline/platform-work-directive-transposition
CATEGORIES:EU,Platform Work Directive
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UID:de-jahresabschluss-offenlegung-yearly@eudeadlines.eu
DTSTAMP:20260909T020821Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101
SUMMARY:Germany financial statement disclosure: Jahresabschluss: annual fin
 ancial statement disclosure (Offenlegung) to the Unternehmensregister
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=12;BYMONTHDAY=-1
DESCRIPTION:Corporations (GmbH\, UG (haftungsbeschränkt)\, and GmbH & Co. 
 KG) must file their annual financial statements for disclosure via the Unt
 ernehmensregister/Bundesanzeiger within 12 months of their balance-sheet d
 ate (§325 Abs. 1a HGB)\; for a calendar-year company that means by 31 Dec
 ember of the following year. Small and micro companies (Kleinstkapitalgese
 llschaften\, §267/§267a HGB) may use reduced formats or\, for micro comp
 anies\, simple deposit (Hinterlegung) instead of full publication\, but th
 e 12-month deadline itself still applies.\n\nWho is affected: GmbH\, UG (h
 aftungsbeschränkt) and other capital companies (and qualifying GmbH & Co.
  KG) registered in Germany\; sole traders (Einzelunternehmen) and standard
  partnerships are generally not subject to this HGB disclosure duty.\n\nWh
 at to do: Prepare the annual financial statements after the fiscal year en
 d and file them for disclosure (Offenlegung) or\, if eligible as a Kleinst
 kapitalgesellschaft\, deposit (Hinterlegung) them via the Bundesanzeiger/U
 nternehmensregister portal within 12 months of the balance-sheet date.\n\n
 Penalty: Ordnungsgeld (administrative fine) proceedings by the Bundesamt f
 ür Justiz starting at a minimum of €2\,500\, escalating and repeatable 
 for continued non-compliance (§335 HGB).\n\n\nStatus: Confirmed\nhttps://
 eudeadlines.eu/deadline/de-jahresabschluss-offenlegung-yearly
URL:https://eudeadlines.eu/deadline/de-jahresabschluss-offenlegung-yearly
CATEGORIES:DE,Germany financial statement disclosure
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  financial statement disclosure (Offenlegung) to the Unternehmensregister 
 — due in 7 days
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  financial statement disclosure (Offenlegung) to the Unternehmensregister 
 — due in 1 day
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UID:de-minimum-wage-2027@eudeadlines.eu
DTSTAMP:20260909T020821Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102
SUMMARY:Germany minimum wage: Germany: statutory minimum wage rises to €1
 4.60/hour
DESCRIPTION:The statutory minimum wage rises again on 1 January 2027\, to 
 €14.60 gross per hour\, the second step confirmed by the same Fünfte Mi
 ndestlohnanpassungsverordnung (MiLoV5)\, published in the Bundesgesetzblat
 t on 2025-11-07. Unlike some earlier cycles\, both the 2026 and 2027 steps
  are already fixed by regulation\, not merely proposed.\n\nWho is affected
 : All employers with staff in Germany\, including minijobs and working stu
 dents.\n\nWhat to do: Budget the 2027 payroll increase now\; re-check mini
 job hour limits against the new hourly rate\; review any pay bands or appr
 entice-related minimums pegged to the statutory minimum.\n\n\n\nStatus: Co
 nfirmed\nhttps://eudeadlines.eu/deadline/de-minimum-wage-2027
URL:https://eudeadlines.eu/deadline/de-minimum-wage-2027
CATEGORIES:DE,Germany minimum wage
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DESCRIPTION:Germany minimum wage: Germany: statutory minimum wage rises to 
 €14.60/hour — due in 7 days
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UID:de-annual-tax-returns-yearly@eudeadlines.eu
DTSTAMP:20260909T020821Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270801
SUMMARY:Germany annual tax returns: ESt/KSt/GewSt: annual income/corporatio
 n/trade tax return filing deadline
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=7;BYMONTHDAY=-1
DESCRIPTION:Annual income tax (Einkommensteuer)\, corporation tax (Körpers
 chaftsteuer) and trade tax (Gewerbesteuer) returns must be filed by 31 Jul
 y of the following year (§149 Abs. 2 AO) when self-prepared. If a Steuerb
 erater (tax advisor) or Lohnsteuerhilfeverein prepares the return\, the de
 adline extends to the last day of February of the second following year (
 §149 Abs. 3 AO)\, unless the tax office sets an earlier date under §149 
 Abs. 4.\n\nWho is affected: GmbH/UG (KSt + GewSt)\, Einzelunternehmen and 
 partnerships (ESt/Gewerbesteuer where applicable)\, and their outsourced b
 ookkeepers/tax advisors.\n\nWhat to do: File ESt/KSt/GewSt returns via ELS
 TER (or your tax advisor's software) by 31 July of the following year\, or
  confirm with your Steuerberater that the extended end-of-February (second
  following year) deadline applies to your filing.\n\nPenalty: Verspätungs
 zuschlag (late-filing surcharge) generally 0.25% of the assessed tax per m
 onth started\, minimum €25/month (§152 AO)\, plus possible estimation o
 f the tax base.\n\n\nStatus: Confirmed\nhttps://eudeadlines.eu/deadline/de
 -annual-tax-returns-yearly
URL:https://eudeadlines.eu/deadline/de-annual-tax-returns-yearly
CATEGORIES:DE,Germany annual tax returns
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 ation/trade tax return filing deadline — due in 7 days
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UID:ai-act-high-risk-annex-iii@eudeadlines.eu
DTSTAMP:20260909T020821Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271203
SUMMARY:AI Act: high-risk AI obligations for Annex III use cases (HR\, cred
 it\, education\, biometrics\, critical infrastructure)
DESCRIPTION:AI used for recruiting and managing workers\, credit scoring\, 
 insurance pricing\, education admissions\, biometric identification\, crit
 ical infrastructure and law enforcement becomes 'high-risk'. Providers nee
 d a risk-management system\, data governance\, technical documentation\, l
 ogging\, human oversight and a conformity assessment\; deployers must use 
 the systems as instructed\, keep logs and inform affected people.\n\nWho i
 s affected: Companies building such AI systems\, and any employer or lende
 r that uses them (deployer duties)\, regardless of size. SMEs get simplifi
 ed documentation templates.\n\nWhat to do: Map every AI system you build o
 r use against Annex III. For in-scope systems\, start a compliance file no
 w: intended purpose\, risk assessment\, training-data description\, human-
 oversight design\, accuracy and cybersecurity testing. Deployers: get prov
 ider documentation\, appoint a human overseer\, and prepare worker informa
 tion notices. Register systems in the EU database before use.\n\nPenalty: 
 Up to €15M or 3% of worldwide turnover (SMEs: lower of the two)\n\nNote:
  Postponed from 2026-08-02 by the Digital Omnibus on AI\, Regulation (EU) 
 2026/1744 (OJ 2026-07-24\, in force 2026-07-27)\n\nStatus: Delayed\nhttps:
 //eudeadlines.eu/deadline/ai-act-high-risk-annex-iii
URL:https://eudeadlines.eu/deadline/ai-act-high-risk-annex-iii
CATEGORIES:EU,EU AI Act
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 credit\, education\, biometrics\, critical infrastructure) — due in 7 da
 ys
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