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to pay tax on
To pay the legally required taxes to the state on income, profits, or assets.
Du musst dein zusätzliches Einkommen aus der Vermietung ordnungsgemäß versteuern.
You must properly pay tax on your additional income from renting.
The verb 'versteuern' (to pay tax on) is derived from the noun 'die Steuer' (tax). The inseparable prefix 'ver-' is used here to turn a noun into a verb that describes an action involving that noun.
Kapitalerträge müssen in Deutschland versteuert werden.
Capital gains must be taxed in Germany.
'Versteuern' (to pay tax on) is a transitive verb. The object on which taxes are paid is always in the accusative.
Er hat seinen Gewinn aus dem Aktienverkauf nicht korrekt versteuert.
He did not correctly pay tax on his profit from the stock sale.
Typical things that one pays tax on are 'Einkommen' (income), 'Gewinne' (profits), 'Einnahmen' (revenues), or 'ein Erbe' (an inheritance). The verb is often combined with adverbs such as 'ordnungsgemäß' (properly), 'korrekt' (correctly), or 'nachträglich' (retroactively/after the fact).
Sie musste ihr Erbe nachträglich versteuern.
She had to pay tax on her inheritance retroactively.
'Versteuern' (to pay tax on) is a formal word from financial and administrative language. It is used mainly in official documents, news, and conversations about finances.
Das Finanzamt prüft, ob alle Einnahmen richtig versteuert wurden.
The tax office checks whether all income has been taxed correctly.
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Besteuern describes the state imposing a tax on income, goods, or services. Versteuern, by contrast, describes the person liable for tax paying the required taxes on their own income, profits, or assets.
Die Selbstständige muss ihr zusätzliches Einkommen versteuern.
The self-employed woman has to pay tax on her additional income.
Der Staat besteuert das zusätzliche Einkommen der Selbstständigen.
The state taxes the self-employed person's additional income.
