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Ask the German tax office for more time: a request template

Request more time from the German tax office, for example for your tax return. Based on AO section 109. This is not legal advice.

This request does not extend the statutory Einspruch period. Under AO § 109 (1) it is for the time to file a tax return, and for deadlines the tax office itself set. The office may extend them. It does not have to agree.

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[Behörde] [Anschrift der Behörde] [Name] [Straße und Hausnummer] [PLZ und Ort] [Datum] Steuernummer: [Steuernummer] Aktenzeichen: [Aktenzeichen] Betreff: Antrag auf Fristverlängerung Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, hiermit bitte ich um Verlängerung der Frist für [welche Frist]. Die gesetzte Frist, soweit sie mir vorliegt: [gesetzte Frist] Ich bitte um Zeit bis zum [gewünschtes Datum]. Grund: [Grund] Mit freundlichen Grüßen [Name]

This is a request template, not legal advice, and not a grant of more time. Check every detail before you send it. The tax office decides.

Translation for you. Send the German version.

[Authority] [Authority address] [Your name] [Street and house number] [Postcode and city] [Date] Tax number: [Tax number] Reference: [File number] Subject: Request for more time Dear Sir or Madam, I ask for more time for [which deadline]. The deadline as I have it: [original deadline] I am asking for time until [date you are asking for]. Reason: [Reason] Kind regards, [Your name]

Questions

What can I ask more time for?

Under AO § 109 (1), the time to file a tax return, and deadlines the tax office itself set. The office may extend them, including after they have expired, in particular if leaving the consequences in place would be unfair. It does not have to agree.

Can this extend my Einspruch deadline?

No. The statutory Einspruch period in AO § 355 is not covered by AO § 109. Use the Einspruch template and the deadline calculator instead.

Is it enough to send the request on the last day?

An extension is a decision by the tax office, not an automatic right. Ask as early as you can, and keep proof. This is not legal advice.

What belongs in the request?

Who you are (name, address, tax number), which deadline you mean, the new date you are asking for, and why. The office may attach conditions (AO § 109 (3)).

Is this legal advice?

No. The template helps you write the request. Whether it is granted is up to the tax office.

A deadline from the tax office in the letter?

Snap the letter or upload the PDF. On Guardian, Notenz can fill in the authority name from a saved letter; you add the deadline and the rest, and check them. Your free account includes 3 letter readings. The reminder is included with Guardian.

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This is a request template, not legal advice, and not a grant of more time. Check every detail before you send it. The tax office decides.

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