Kernrechtsfrage
Whether reasonable Swiss housing costs were deductible under Art. 2(2)(b) ExpaV for the period May-December 2008.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. Because the property in India was rented out, the taxpayers did not incur double housing costs; only the Swiss dwelling had to be financed, so the deduction was excluded.
Extrahierte Begründung
The rental income from India did not change the decisive point: the foreign property was not kept as an additional residence, and the difference between Indian rental income and Swiss housing costs reflected non-deductible higher Swiss price levels.