Tax deadline expiring? Save now

Whether sick, on vacation or without documents - with the right legal document from pepperpapers.de, you can submit your application correctly and securely. No penalties, no stress. Simply select the right document and send it straight away.
Published by Patricia Lederer 20.07.2025 um 22:32 Uhr

Missed the deadline? How to easily extend your tax return with the right reason

  • The deadline for submitting your tax return is approaching and you just haven’t got around to it? Whether illness, vacation or missing documents – the tax office knows many reasons. The important thing is that you submit your application on time and correctly.
  • And pepperpapers.de has the right legal documents for precisely this purpose. Clearly formulated, formally correct and legally effective. For everyone who needs more time for taxes.

1. you are ill and need more time?

Then use the appropriate document: Extend tax return deadline because you are ill
This will ensure you get an extension from the tax office until you are well again. And you protect yourself from the dreaded late payment surcharge.

2. you are on vacation?

No problem. The right letter will help you here too: Extend tax return deadline because you are on vacation
You simply request a later submission while you are away. No stress and no penalty.

3. you are missing important documents?

If you are still missing receipts or certificates, then use: Extend tax return deadline because you are still missing documents
With this application, you explain to the tax office why you still have to wait – and ensure that no reminder is sent.

4. you have to have your documents translated first?

Especially important for international documents: Extend the tax return deadline because you have documents translated first
You officially get more time until everything is available in the correct language.

5. you are caring for a relative?

Sometimes life puts other tasks in the foreground. By extending your tax return deadline because you have to care for a family member, you inform the tax office about your family burden and give yourself some breathing space.

6. your child is ill?

Then use the tax return deadline extension because your child is ill
Because this is also a recognized reason for a later submission – especially if childcare at home blocks everything else.

  • Extra tip: In our YouTube video, we show you the best way to extend the deadline – no matter what your reason is.
    Watch here

Conclusion: Don’t panic – make the most of your opportunities

The tax office doesn’t expect heroic deeds, but it does expect feedback. Whether illness, vacation or missing documents – with one of these letters you show that you care and get more time for the submission.

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Patricia Lederer
Author and managing director of PepperPapers

Patricia Lederer is a specialist lawyer for tax law, commercial and corporate law. Lederer specializes in national and international tax law and criminal tax law. She works in the areas of tax audits, tax investigations and represents clients in court proceedings before the tax courts nationwide, the Federal Fiscal Court, the Federal Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights.
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