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Lohnsteuer

wage tax, payroll tax

noun LOHN-shtoy-er Rare
People & Society Money

Usage Note

Lohnsteuer is the portion of Einkommensteuer withheld by employers on employees' wages and remitted to the Finanzamt monthly. It is an advance payment against the annual income-tax assessment, settled later via the Steuererklärung.

Examples

"Der Arbeitgeber führt die Lohnsteuer monatlich direkt an das Finanzamt ab."

Natural Translation

The employer remits the wage tax directly to the tax office every month.

Literal Translation

The employer remits the wage-tax monthly directly to the tax-office.

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