German word

Steuerhinterziehung

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐhɪntɐˌtsiːʊŋ/

Meaning

  • feminine nountax evasion

Example

Die Steuerhinterziehung ist strafbar.

Tax evasion is punishable by law.

Illustration for Steuerhinterziehung (tax evasion)

More examples

Der Verdacht auf Steuerhinterziehung führte zu einer Durchsuchung.

The suspicion of tax evasion led to a search.

Core concept

Money or property kept out of the tax record so that the reported tax bill becomes unlawfully smaller.

Common phrases

  • Verdacht auf Steuerhinterziehung

    suspicion of tax evasion

  • Anzeige wegen Steuerhinterziehung

    report for tax evasion

Similar words

Steuervermeidung: Reducing taxes legally by using loopholes or features of the tax system.
Steueroptimierung: Legally lowering tax through deliberate planning and suitable financial arrangements.
Steuerbetrug: Gaining financial benefit by falsifying tax documents or relevant facts.
Abgabenhinterziehung: Illegally avoiding taxes or public charges by concealing them from the authorities.

Definition in German

Eine strafbare Handlung, bei der jemand Einkommen, Vermögen oder Angaben verfälscht, um weniger Steuern zu zahlen.

Word origin

The compound Steuerhinterziehung joins Steuer, tax, with Hinterziehung, the action noun from hinterziehen, to describe unlawful tax evasion.

Usage tips

  • Steuerhinterziehung denotes a criminal offense, unlike Steuervermeidung or Steueroptimierung, which can describe legal tax reduction.

Other meanings

  • tax fraudnoun

Opposites

  • Steuerzahlungtax paymentnoun
  • Steuerehrlichkeittax honestynoun

Related words

  • steuerhinterziehenevade taxesverb
  • Steuerhinterziehertax evadernoun

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