India and Germany money calendar.

TDS certificates for July to September 2026 (Form 131, earlier Form 16A)

Banks issue the certificate of the tax deducted from NRO interest and other Indian income in the quarter. For tax year 2026-27 the form is called Form 131; it replaces Form 16A.

How the date is set: The deductor (for example your bank) issues the certificate within 15 days after the quarterly TDS statement is due (31 July, 31 October, 31 January and 31 May). Download it or ask the bank; the amounts should match Form 26AS and the AIS.

India: advance tax, third instalment for tax year 2026-27

An advance tax instalment is due in India, for anyone who pays advance tax on Indian income that TDS doesn't fully cover.

How the date is set: Advance tax is paid in instalments due on 15 June, 15 September, 15 December and 15 March of the tax year. People taxed under the presumptive scheme pay it once, by 15 March (Income-tax Act, 2025, section 408(2)).

India: last day for a belated return for April 2025 to March 2026 (AY 2026-27)

If the Indian return for the financial year 2025-26 wasn't filed by its due date, a belated return can still be filed until this day, unless the assessment is completed earlier. A late-filing fee applies.

How the date is set: Section 139(4) of the Income-tax Act, 1961: a belated return for AY 2026-27 may be furnished by 31 December 2026 or before the assessment is completed, whichever is earlier.

Germany: the Vorabpauschale for 2026 counts as received

For funds held in a German depot, banks usually take the tax on the Vorabpauschale from the account in early January. For funds held in India nothing is taken: the Vorabpauschale for 2026 generally goes into the German return for 2027 (Anlage KAP-INV). The BMF publishes the Basiszins for the new year in January.

How the date is set: § 18 Abs. 3 InvStG: the Vorabpauschale for a calendar year counts as received on the first working day of the following year. The calendar entry sits on the first Monday of 2027 as a reminder.

inWst: Steuer-Paket Indien pre-orders open

Pre-orders for the Steuer-Paket Indien open in January 2027, with an early-bird price. People on the pre-order list hear first.

TDS certificates for October to December 2026 (Form 131)

The certificate of the tax deducted in India in the quarter. Together with the July to September certificate it covers the Indian tax on income paid in the second half of 2026, which the German return for 2026 needs.

How the date is set: The deductor (for example your bank) issues the certificate within 15 days after the quarterly TDS statement is due (31 July, 31 October, 31 January and 31 May). Download it or ask the bank; the amounts should match Form 26AS and the AIS.

Germany: tax return for 2025 prepared by a tax adviser

The deadline for a 2025 income tax return prepared by a Steuerberater or a Lohnsteuerhilfeverein. The Finanzamt can ask for a return earlier. Returns filed without an adviser were due by the end of July 2026.

How the date is set: § 149 Abs. 3 AO: the last day of February of the second year after the tax year, here 28 February 2027 (the extended Corona-era deadlines ended with tax year 2024). 28 February 2027 is a Sunday, so under § 108 Abs. 3 AO the deadline ends with the next working day, Monday 1 March 2027.

India: advance tax, last instalment for tax year 2026-27

An advance tax instalment is due in India, for anyone who pays advance tax on Indian income that TDS doesn't fully cover.

How the date is set: Advance tax is paid in instalments due on 15 June, 15 September, 15 December and 15 March of the tax year. People taxed under the presumptive scheme pay it once, by 15 March (Income-tax Act, 2025, section 408(2)).

TDS certificates for January to March 2027 (Form 131)

The last quarterly certificate for tax year 2026-27, which the Indian return for that year uses.

How the date is set: The deductor (for example your bank) issues the certificate within 15 days after the quarterly TDS statement is due (31 July, 31 October, 31 January and 31 May). Download it or ask the bank; the amounts should match Form 26AS and the AIS.

India: advance tax, first instalment for tax year 2027-28

An advance tax instalment is due in India, for anyone who pays advance tax on Indian income that TDS doesn't fully cover.

How the date is set: Advance tax is paid in instalments due on 15 June, 15 September, 15 December and 15 March of the tax year. People taxed under the presumptive scheme pay it once, by 15 March (Income-tax Act, 2025, section 408(2)).

India: income tax return for tax year 2026-27 (April 2026 to March 2027)

The usual due date for individuals whose accounts need no audit, for example people filing ITR-2; some non-audit cases have until 31 August. 31 July 2027 is a Saturday. The department publishes the exact dates for the year on the e-filing portal; check there before you rely on this one.

How the date is set: Under section 263(1) of the Income-tax Act, 2025, which sets the due dates: The Income Tax Department's return help says the due dates keep the structure of the old Act, lists 31 July 2026, or 31 August for non-audit cases, for the year before, and says the return for tax year 2026-27 is not due until July 2027.

Germany: tax return for 2026, if you file without a tax adviser

The deadline for a 2026 income tax return that has to be filed and is prepared without an adviser. With a Steuerberater or a Lohnsteuerhilfeverein it is the last day of February 2028. Voluntary returns follow a different rule (§ 46 EStG).

How the date is set: § 149 Abs. 2 AO: seven months after the end of the calendar year, here 31 July 2027. 31 July 2027 is a Saturday, so under § 108 Abs. 3 AO the deadline ends with the next working day, Monday 2 August 2027.

TDS certificates for April to June 2027 (Form 131)

The first quarterly certificate for tax year 2027-28.

How the date is set: The deductor (for example your bank) issues the certificate within 15 days after the quarterly TDS statement is due (31 July, 31 October, 31 January and 31 May). Download it or ask the bank; the amounts should match Form 26AS and the AIS.

India: advance tax, second instalment for tax year 2027-28

An advance tax instalment is due in India, for anyone who pays advance tax on Indian income that TDS doesn't fully cover.

How the date is set: Advance tax is paid in instalments due on 15 June, 15 September, 15 December and 15 March of the tax year. People taxed under the presumptive scheme pay it once, by 15 March (Income-tax Act, 2025, section 408(2)).

TDS certificates for July to September 2027 (Form 131)

The certificate of the tax deducted in India in the quarter.

How the date is set: The deductor (for example your bank) issues the certificate within 15 days after the quarterly TDS statement is due (31 July, 31 October, 31 January and 31 May). Download it or ask the bank; the amounts should match Form 26AS and the AIS.

India: advance tax, third instalment for tax year 2027-28

An advance tax instalment is due in India, for anyone who pays advance tax on Indian income that TDS doesn't fully cover.

How the date is set: Advance tax is paid in instalments due on 15 June, 15 September, 15 December and 15 March of the tax year. People taxed under the presumptive scheme pay it once, by 15 March (Income-tax Act, 2025, section 408(2)).