“Law firms increasingly at the limit”: Taxpayers' Association calls for an extension of the deadline for tax advisors

The Association of Taxpayers (BdSt) is demanding longer deadlines for tax advisors due to the Corona crisis.

Actually, they must have submitted their clients' tax returns for 2020 by the end of May at the latest.

Because of the high workload in the pandemic, this is currently difficult, said the association.

The Taxpayers' Federation is therefore calling for a postponement until the end of August.

"The need for the BdSt is obvious: the tax consultants apply for economic aid, take care of the short-time working allowance and are even more available to their clients in coronavirus times - in this current crisis, the experts in their law firms are increasingly getting involved to the limit, ”explained the association.

President Reiner Holznagel appealed to the Bundestag Finance Committee to extend the deadline again.

The topic is on the agenda for this Wednesday, and the Union parliamentary group is also campaigning for an extension.