Germany Fiscal Year Calendar

Country code DE · Currency EUR · 6 public holidays tracked

Naming convention

Labelled by the calendar year in which the fiscal year starts.

First fiscal month (FM1)

January

Quarter alignment

Q1: January–March · Q4 ends December

Source

Bundesministerium der Finanzen

About the Germany fiscal year

Germany's federal budget runs on the calendar year (Haushaltsjahr), January 1 through December 31. German GmbH and AG corporations can elect a non-calendar Geschäftsjahr but the calendar year remains the default and is required for most public-sector accounting.

For accountants and budget planners working on this calendar, the fiscal year runs from January 1 through December 31. The first fiscal month (FM1) corresponds to January; the fourth quarter ends on the last day of December. Year-end close, audit windows, and budget kickoff all anchor to those dates rather than to January and December. For a deeper introduction to fiscal-year mechanics, see our primer on fiscal years and the historical background on why fiscal years differ across countries.

Below you'll find printable monthly templates for every fiscal month, quarterly breakdowns, the country-specific deadline schedule, and a holiday calendar mapped onto the fiscal year so you can see where each public holiday falls relative to your reporting cycle.

Key fiscal deadlines — Germany

These are the recurring statutory and operational dates that drive the Germany fiscal calendar. Use them as fixed anchors when scheduling close milestones, audit walkthroughs, board meetings, and budget reviews.

Planning tips for Germany

• Germany's Wirtschaftsjahr is normally the calendar year; non-calendar years require tax-office approval.
• VAT advance returns (USt-Voranmeldung) are monthly or quarterly depending on prior-year liability.

Choose a fiscal year

FY labels follow the year-start convention: a fiscal year is identified by the calendar year in which it begins. Each link opens the full year-at-a-glance with all twelve fiscal months on one page.

Monthly templates

Each printable monthly template uses the standard Sunday-start week grid with Germany public holidays highlighted. Click through to print or save a clean copy. Templates are labelled FM1–FM12 in fiscal-year order, not calendar-year order.

Quarterly breakdowns

Each quarter spans three fiscal months. Quarterly templates are useful for board reporting, mid-year reforecasts, and quarter-end variance reviews.

Public holidays — Germany

Holidays are listed in calendar order. On every monthly template they appear shaded in the grid with a short label, and each holiday name links to a dedicated page with observance notes and fiscal-month placement.