Key legal question
Whether, for state tax, maintenance costs of a newly acquired but not neglected property are deductible within five years after acquisition.
Extracted holding
Yes. Periodic maintenance costs for a normal, not neglected property remain deductible even if incurred within five years after acquisition.
Extracted reasoning
Cantonal law must be interpreted in line with the general deduction for maintenance costs in the statute; the regulation cannot narrow that statutory concept. The prior strict Dumont practice was abandoned, and the distinction is now between neglected and properly maintained properties.