Vocabulary
die
Lohnsteuer
/ˈloːnˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ/· noun· Pl. —
income tax on wages (taken off by the employer)
Die Lohnsteuer is the income tax on your pay: the employer takes it off every month and sends it to the tax office. How much depends on your pay and your Steuerklasse. Church members also pay Kirchensteuer.
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Lohnsteuer
wage tax (taken from your pay)
Die Lohnsteuer ist diesen Monat höher, wegen der Überstunden.
The wage tax is higher this month because of the overtime.
Word family
Lohnsteuerdie Steuertaxder Lohnwage, paydie Kirchensteuerchurch taxdie Steuererklärungtax returndie Lohnsteuerbescheinigungannual statement of wage tax (from the employer)
Common combinations
- Lohnsteuer zahlento pay wage tax
- die Lohnsteuer abziehento deduct the wage tax
- zu viel Lohnsteuer bezahlt habento have paid too much wage tax
Real examples
- Die Lohnsteuer zieht der Arbeitgeber direkt vom Bruttolohn ab.The employer deducts the wage tax straight from the gross pay.
- Mit der Steuererklärung bekomme ich vielleicht etwas Lohnsteuer zurück.With the tax return I might get some wage tax back.
- In der Zeile „Lohnsteuer“ steht 312 Euro.It says 312 euros in the „Lohnsteuer“ line.
