Question juridique clé
Whether telephone psychological counseling costs qualify as deductible medical expenses under Art. 33(1)(h) DBG.
Solution extraite
No. The expenses were neither within the scope of medically necessary treatment nor suitable to alleviate the taxpayer's condition, so they are not deductible medical expenses.
Motifs extraits
The claimed amount exceeded any reasonable measure and, in any event, telephone therapy was deemed an unsuitable treatment not capable of providing actual medical relief. Expenses beyond usual and necessary measures fall outside Art. 33(1)(h) DBG.