Kernrechtsfrage
Whether third-party childcare costs qualify as deductible work expenses under cantonal tax law and Art. 9 StHG
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. Childcare costs are not directly connected to a specific gainful activity and therefore do not count as work expenses; the cantonal refusal was correct.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that such costs only indirectly enable employment and are not among the enumerated work expenses under § 29 Abs. 1 lit. a StG. This matches federal tax practice and prevailing doctrine. The StHG also did not grant a general or social deduction for these costs, and the court could not create one on grounds of equity.