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German income tax prepayments — due dates and minimum amounts

Prepayments fall due on 10 March, 10 June, 10 September and 10 December. They are set only from EUR 400 a year and EUR 100 per due date; raised only from EUR 100 per due date, or EUR 5,000 when raised after the year.

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Calculation assumptions

  • The expected tax is the year's income tax after crediting taxes withheld at source (EStG s. 36(2) no. 2), such as wage tax.
  • The statute names the four dates, not how the amount is split: equal instalments to the cent are assumed, with any remainder on 10 December.
  • An in-year adjustment is assumed to be notified before the first due date and spread over all four.

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