Question juridique clé
Whether the taxpayer's tax domicile for 2008 was in Basel-Stadt or Ticino
Solution extraite
The taxpayer did not have his tax domicile in Basel-Stadt; the authorities failed to prove a move of the center of life back to Basel-Stadt by end 2008.
Motifs extraits
The couple's center of life remained in Ticino despite weekday work in the Basel region. The Basel accommodation was only a pied-à-terre, while the renovated Ticino home and the overall circumstances showed continued ties to Ticino.