This calendar lists every deadline that applies to a company in Germany in 2027: national tax and reporting duties alongside EU-wide regulations - such as the AI Act, NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act - that apply across the whole EU.
Recurring obligations - monthly VAT returns, quarterly filings, annual reports - are expanded into their individual due dates for the year using the rule shown on each deadline's own page. This calendar does not shift dates that fall on a weekend or public holiday; always check the linked official source for the exact filing deadline.
Data last verified 8 September 2026. See the source cited on each deadline
From 1 January 2027 companies whose 2026 turnover exceeded €800,000 must issue domestic B2B invoices as structured e-invoices (EN 16931 – XRechnung or ZUGFeRD 2.x); PDF and paper are no longer allowed for them. Exceptions: invoices under €250, tickets, and Kleinunternehmer.
Details →The statutory minimum wage rises again on 1 January 2027, to €14.60 gross per hour, the second step confirmed by the same Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung (MiLoV5), published in the Bundesgesetzblatt on 2025-11-07. Unlike some earlier cycles, both the 2026 and 2027 steps are already fixed by regulation, not merely proposed.
Details →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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →From this date cloud and data-processing providers may no longer charge customers for switching to another provider or for exporting their data (egress). Contracts must already allow termination and migration within 30 days, and providers must offer export in machine-readable formats.
Details →Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 applies to all machinery placed on the EU market from 20 January 2027 with no transition. It adds requirements for software safety, protection against malicious tampering, self-evolving (AI) behaviour, digital instructions, and mandatory third-party assessment for certain high-risk machinery categories.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →Under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 every EV battery, light means of transport battery (e-bikes, scooters) and industrial battery over 2 kWh placed on the market must carry a QR code linking to a digital battery passport with data on chemistry, carbon footprint, recycled content, performance and durability.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →| Date | Where | Regulation | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Germany wage tax | Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung: wage tax return filing deadlineRecurring | |
| Germany | Germany VAT | Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung: VAT advance return filing deadlineRecurring | |
| Germany | Germany social insurance | Sozialversicherungsbeiträge: contribution payment and Beitragsnachweis deadlineRecurring |
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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →| Date | Where | Regulation | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Germany wage tax | Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung: wage tax return filing deadlineRecurring | |
| Germany | Germany VAT | Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung: VAT advance return filing deadlineRecurring | |
| Germany | Germany social insurance | Sozialversicherungsbeiträge: contribution payment and Beitragsnachweis deadlineRecurring |
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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →Producers whose prior-year packaging volumes reach the thresholds in §11 Abs. 4 VerpackG (glass ≥80 t; paper/cardboard/paperboard ≥50 t; or combined iron metals + aluminium + plastics + beverage cartons + other composite packaging ≥30 t) must submit an audited Vollständigkeitserklärung to the ZSVR every year by 15 May for the preceding calendar year (moved to the next business day if 15 May falls on a weekend/holiday). This is a statutory deadline with no extension available.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →Directive (EU) 2023/970 requires employers to publish pay ranges before job interviews, stop asking candidates about salary history, give workers the right to ask about average pay by category, and – for employers with 150 or more staff – report gender pay gap figures for 2026 by June 2027 (250+ annually, 150-249 every three years). Gaps above 5% without objective justification trigger a joint pay assessment.
Details →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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →Micro and small companies dealing in the EUDR commodities (cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, wood and derived products) get six extra months. Small downstream traders mainly need to collect and pass on upstream due diligence reference numbers; small primary producers in low-risk countries file a simplified declaration.
Details →Payment providers in EU countries outside the euro area must offer euro instant transfers and the free name/IBAN check (Verification of Payee) from July 2027, completing the roll-out across the EU.
Details →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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →Annual income tax (Einkommensteuer), corporation tax (Körperschaftsteuer) and trade tax (Gewerbesteuer) returns must be filed by 31 July of the following year (§149 Abs. 2 AO) when self-prepared. If a Steuerberater (tax advisor) or Lohnsteuerhilfeverein prepares the return, the deadline 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.
Details →General-purpose AI models that were already on the market before 2 August 2025 were given two years to catch up. From this date they must meet the same documentation, copyright and training-data-summary duties as new models.
Details →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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →Companies placing batteries on the EU market must run a due diligence system for raw materials such as cobalt, lithium, nickel and natural graphite: supply-chain policy, risk identification, third-party verification and public reporting. Companies with net turnover below €40M are exempt.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →Since 1 January 2026 importers of more than 50 tonnes per year of CBAM goods (iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers; plus hydrogen and electricity without threshold) must be authorised CBAM declarants and buy CBAM certificates covering the embedded emissions. The first annual declaration and certificate surrender for 2026 imports is due in 2027. Importers under 50 tonnes are exempt but must monitor the threshold.
Details →Since 1 January 2026 crypto-asset service providers (exchanges, brokers, custodial wallet providers, some DeFi front-ends) must collect and verify customer identity and tax residence and record all exchange and transfer transactions of EU users. The first annual report to the tax authority is due in 2027, and data is exchanged between Member States. DAC7 already imposes similar annual reporting (by 31 January) on digital platforms for sellers.
Details →| Date | Where | Regulation | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Germany wage tax | Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung: wage tax return filing deadlineRecurring | |
| Germany | Germany VAT | Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung: VAT advance return filing deadlineRecurring | |
| Germany | Germany social insurance | Sozialversicherungsbeiträge: contribution payment and Beitragsnachweis deadlineRecurring |
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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →| Date | Where | Regulation | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Germany wage tax | Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung: wage tax return filing deadlineRecurring | |
| Germany | Germany VAT | Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung: VAT advance return filing deadlineRecurring | |
| Germany | Germany social insurance | Sozialversicherungsbeiträge: contribution payment and Beitragsnachweis deadlineRecurring |
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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →AI used for recruiting and managing workers, credit scoring, insurance pricing, education admissions, biometric identification, critical infrastructure and law enforcement becomes 'high-risk'. Providers need a risk-management system, data governance, technical documentation, logging, human oversight and a conformity assessment; deployers must use the systems as instructed, keep logs and inform affected people.
Details →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 withheld wage tax was between €1,080 and €5,000, and annual if it was €1,080 or less.
Details →VAT-registered businesses must electronically file their advance VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) and pay any VAT due by the 10th day after the end of each reporting period (monthly, or quarterly for smaller businesses). A Dauerfristverlängerung (permanent one-month deadline extension) can be requested via ELSTER; monthly filers must also pay a special advance (1/11 of the prior year's VAT) to keep it.
Details →From this date every product with digital elements placed on the EU market must meet the essential cybersecurity requirements (secure defaults, no known exploitable vulnerabilities, security updates for the support period, SBOM), pass a conformity assessment and carry CE marking. Importers and distributors must check compliance.
Details →Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 bans placing products made with forced labour on the EU market, making them available, or exporting them, anywhere along the supply chain. National authorities and the Commission can investigate suspected products and order withdrawal, donation, recycling or destruction. There is no company-size exemption — only extra guidance and a dedicated SME contact point.
Details →Private companies that are legally required to identify customers with strong authentication – banks, payment and crypto firms, telecoms, energy and utilities, insurers, healthcare providers, transport and very large online platforms – must accept the EU Digital Identity Wallet when a user offers it, in addition to their existing methods.
Details →Employers must pay estimated total social insurance contributions (health, pension, unemployment, long-term care insurance) for the current month by the third-to-last bank working day of that same month, and submit the Beitragsnachweis (contribution statement) to the relevant Krankenkasse shortly before that. Any shortfall/surplus versus actual payroll is corrected in the following month's payment.
Details →Corporations (GmbH, UG (haftungsbeschränkt), and GmbH & Co. KG) must file their annual financial statements for disclosure via the Unternehmensregister/Bundesanzeiger within 12 months of their balance-sheet date (§325 Abs. 1a HGB); for a calendar-year company that means by 31 December of the following year. Small and micro companies (Kleinstkapitalgesellschaften, §267/§267a HGB) may use reduced formats or, for micro companies, simple deposit (Hinterlegung) instead of full publication, but the 12-month deadline itself still applies.
Details →The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 lets the Commission set durability, repairability, recycled-content and information requirements product group by product group, each with a Digital Product Passport. The first acts (steel, then textiles, tyres, aluminium, furniture) are expected in 2026-2028 and will apply after a transition period. Since 19 July 2026 large companies may also no longer destroy unsold clothing and footwear.
Details →The Commission proposed replacing the Late Payment Directive with a regulation capping B2B and B2G payment terms at 30 days, making late-payment interest automatic and creating national enforcement authorities. The file has not progressed in the Council since 2024, so no date is fixed.
Details →Both. It combines every national deadline for this country with EU-wide regulations - such as the AI Act or NIS2 - that apply to companies here regardless of country.
Each recurring obligation (a monthly VAT return, a quarterly filing) is expanded into its actual due date for every month, quarter or year it applies, using the recurrence rule published on its own deadline page.
Every entry links to its official source and shows a last-verified date. Dates can move, so always confirm against the official source before relying on one.
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