Key legal question
Whether pillar 3a contributions remain deductible after early retirement and receipt of a bridging pension
Extracted holding
No. The deduction is available only to persons who actually carry on gainful employment; once employment ends, the tax privilege ceases even if the income stems from the former employment relationship.
Extracted reasoning
The court relied on the statutory scheme and Federal Supreme Court case law: only employees and self-employed persons may deduct pillar 3a contributions. The decisive criterion is actual occupational activity, not whether the payment is subject to social insurance contributions or is linked to prior employment.