Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the taxpayers were entitled to a higher rental expense deduction for 2002 and 2003 on equal-treatment grounds.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The taxpayers failed to prove a concrete unequal tax burden compared with comparable homeowners; therefore no higher deduction was warranted.
Extrahierte Begründung
A claim to equal treatment in illegality requires showing the individual taxpayer would be materially advantaged if treated like a homeowner in a comparable situation. The taxpayers relied only on the lease contract and did not demonstrate the relevant ownership tax burden.