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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.
to state / boast / report
'angeben' and 'versteuern' can occur together in the context of taxes, but they do not mean the same thing. 'angeben' means that you state or provide information, for example income on a tax return. 'versteuern' means that tax is paid on this income or paid to the state. The risk of confusion arises because you first state income, and then tax is paid on it. In practical terms: you give or state data, but you pay tax on income, profits, or assets.
Nora versteuert auch das Geld, das sie mit kleinen Aufträgen verdient.
Nora also pays tax on the money she earns from small jobs.
Er muss seine Einnahmen aus dem Nebenjob in der Steuererklärung angeben.
He has to state his income from his side job on his tax return.