What it means
The general German income tax, of which Lohnsteuer (wage tax withheld by an employer) is the version applied to salaried employees.
In practice
Freelancers pay Einkommensteuer directly via a quarterly prepayment; employees have it withheld automatically as Lohnsteuer.
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