What does Lohnsteuerbescheinigung mean?
The Lohnsteuerbescheinigung (annual wage tax statement) shows what you earned in the year and how much wage tax was deducted.
die Lohnsteuerbescheinigung · die Lohnsteuerbescheinigungen (plural)
Your employer sends the data to the Finanzamt. You get a printout or a file for yourself.
You need the figures for your tax return. They are often already filled in on ELSTER.
Offices sometimes ask for it as proof of your income too.
Example sentence
Die Lohnsteuerbescheinigung für 2025 wurde elektronisch an das Finanzamt übermittelt.
The Lohnsteuerbescheinigung for 2025 has been sent electronically to the Finanzamt.
What you can do
Check that your Steuer-ID on the statement is right. If it is wrong, tell your employer.
Related words
- Steuererklärung In the Steuererklärung (tax return), you tell the Finanzamt your income and expenses. It then calculates your tax.
- Einkommensteuer Einkommensteuer (income tax) is the tax on your income, for example on wages, a pension or profit.
- Lohnabrechnung The Lohnabrechnung (payslip) shows how much you earned in the month and what was deducted from it.
- Steuer-ID The Steuer-ID (tax ID) is your personal number for taxes in Germany. It has eleven digits and stays the same for life.