Questão jurídica principal
Whether the taxpayer could deduct private-car commuting costs for 2015.
Decisão extraída
The private-car deduction was not allowable because public transport was objectively reasonable to use; the time advantage of the car did not reach the required threshold.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that a certain degree of objectivity is required when assessing the reasonableness of public transport. Twix Route is suitable for this assessment. It showed a car time of 50 minutes and public-transport times of 68 to 72 minutes, so the daily time saving was only 36 to 44 minutes, not 60 minutes.