Tax Preparation & Filing in Germany
We take your tax from a deadline you dread to a process that's simply handled. Delivered to HGB for German businesses, priced in EUR.
The Körperschaftsteuererklärung is due 31 July of the following year, or the end of February of the second following year when filed through a Steuerberater, alongside the annual Umsatzsteuererklärung. We prepare the HGB Jahresabschluss and the tax workpapers in DATEV-compatible form, so your Steuerberater reviews and submits rather than rebuilding the year from scratch.
Our Compliance Team prepares and supports filing of corporate and founder returns across all ten jurisdictions — 1120/1120S/1065 and 1040 (US), Corporation Tax and Self Assessment (UK), company tax returns (AU), T2 (Canada), and local-GAAP statements across the EU.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Körperschaftsteuererklärung (corporate income tax return)GmbH, UG and other corporations | Annual | 31 July of the following year; end of February of the second following year via a Steuerberater | Finanzamt |
| Umsatzsteuererklärung (annual VAT return) | Annual | 31 July of the following year, extended when filed through a Steuerberater | Finanzamt |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with Finanzamt. This is general information, not tax advice.
Tax Preparation deliverables
- Corporate return preparation (1120 / CT600 / T2 / etc.)
- Founder & director personal returns
- Local-GAAP annual financial statements
- Workpaper preparation & schedules
- Coordination with your filing agent or CPA
DATEV
Germany is the one market where the international stack does not apply — DATEV is the interchange standard between companies and their Steuerberater, and GoBD requires audit-proof, unalterable record keeping.
A worked example, in your currency.
A Berlin GmbH selling software across the EU, 2,000 transactions a month, monthly VAT filing.
- In-house Buchhalter (fully loaded, per month)
- 5.400 €
- Salt bookkeeping + VAT compliance
- 1.950 €
- Monthly saving
- 3.450 €
Figures in EUR. Cross-border EU sales usually add OSS reporting on top of the domestic Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung.
The framework your Germany accounts are held to.
We prepare to HGB (German GAAP), with GoBD record-keeping rules. These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
- Professional bodyIDWInstitut der WirtschaftsprüferGerman institute of public auditors; issues professional standards.
- Professional bodyBStBKBundessteuerberaterkammerFederal chamber of tax advisers (Steuerberater).
- RegulatorBZStBundeszentralamt für SteuernFederal tax office — VAT, withholding and registration.
- RegulatorELSTERThe electronic filing portal all German returns go through.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
Tax Preparation in Germany
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Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.