Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cranio-sacral therapy costs were deductible medical expenses under direct federal tax law and cantonal tax law.
Decisione estratta
No. The costs were not deductible because no prior medical prescription was shown and the treatment was not proven to have been provided by an acknowledged naturopath.
Motivazione estratta
Art. 33(1)(h) DBG is interpreted restrictively. A medical prescription must precede the treatment and serve to distinguish therapy from ordinary living expenses. Retroactive medical confirmations are insufficient. For alternative medicine, the taxpayers failed to prove that the therapist was acknowledged within the meaning of the administrative practice.