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BGE 64 I 172 ΓÇó Tax authorities must verify tax sovereignty before taxing newcomers
BGE 64 I 172Recueil officiel du Tribunal fédéral (ATF) / Volume I1 juil. 1938Granted
Giovanni and Santino Pesenti, domiciled in Ticino, worked temporarily in Davos and were taxed by Grisons authorities. They brought a public-law complaint alleging double taxation. The Federal Tribunal held that, before taxing a newcomer from another canton, the tax authorities must verify whether the person is actually subject to their tax sovereignty. Because Davos had simply levied the tax without making that verification, the complaint was admitted. In view of the procedural posture and the fact that the appellants had not first sought restitution directly from Davos, the court exceptionally did not allocate costs.
Before taxing a person arriving from another canton, the tax authority must first ascertain whether the person is actually subject to its tax sovereignty; mere imposition without prior verification is impermissible. In particular, where the factual pattern suggests seasonal work and possible continued domicile elsewhere, the authority must investigate jurisdiction ex officio before levying tax (consid. 2). If the authority fails to do so, the public-law complaint against double taxation is to be upheld. Costs may exceptionally be waived where equitable circumstances so justify.
L'applieation ;de l'article 52 du Code pel1al suisse modi- fiera eette situation. TI fixe un maximum de dix ans pour la privation des droits eiviques, et, lorsqu'il sera en vigueur, il y aura lieu d'examiner si, afin d'instaurer un droit egal pour tous, cette disposition ne permettrait pas de mettre fin ades privations en eours de plus Iongue duree ou de duree indeterminee. Il y aura aussi lieu d'examiner si -ce qui semble exelu -la duree de dix ans pourrait etre augmentee par les eantons sous forme de eonsequenee administrative de Ia eondamnation penale prononeee en vertu du nouveau droit. Le reeourant etant done eneore prive de ses droits politiques, le Canton de Vaud n'a pas viole l'article 45 aI. 2 CF en luideniant la liberte d'etablissement. Par ces motits, le Tribunal tediral rejette le reeours. IV. DOPPELBESTEUERUNG DOUBLE IMPOSITION 32. Estratto del1a sentenza 7 ottobre 1938 neUa causa Pesenti eontro Comune di Davos e Cantone dei Grigioni. Prima di imporre l'immigrante proveniente da un altro cantone, le autorita fiscali debbono accertarsi se egli e effettivamente soggetto aHa loro sovranitA. Giovanni e Santino Pesenti hanno il loro domicilio a Villa Luganese (Canton Ticino), ove sono sottoposti ai pubblici tributi. Dal 3 maggio al 2 luglio 1938 essi lavorarono presso l'impresa Casty e Cia a Davos. All'Uffieio di poIizia di quel Comune depositarono i loro atti di origine. Pre.' Sfreiheit. N° 33. Le autorita fiseali grigionesi imposero Giovanni e Santino Pesenti, i quali inoltrarono al Tribunale federale ricorso di diritto pubblico per doppia imposta. Il gravame fu ammesso. Oonsiderando in diritto :