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Publication notice BR Property tax on secondary properties

At its meeting on August 21, 2024, the Federal Council took a position on the introduction of a property tax on secondary properties.

Canton of Zurich - Adjustment of the fact sheets on the deduction of property maintenance costs and energy-saving measures and updating of the Zurich tax booklet

Since the 2020 tax period, there is the new deductibility of deconstruction costs with regard to a replacement new building (section 30 para. 2 StG) and the transferability of expenses for investments that serve to save energy and protect the environment, as well as deconstruction costs with regard to a replacement new building (section 30 para. 2bis StG). These costs are deductible in the two subsequent tax periods insofar as they could not be fully taken into account for tax purposes in the current tax period. The two information sheets were adapted for this purpose:

Circular: List of cantons with different imputed rental values for cantonal taxes and direct federal tax as of tax period 2018

On 9 July 2019, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published a circular containing a list of cantons with different imputed rental values for cantonal taxes and direct federal tax as of the 2018 tax period.

Residential property taxation: discussion of the preliminary draft commenced

The Commission for Economic Affairs and Taxation of the Council of States (WAK-S) has accepted without opposition the preliminary draft on the system change in the taxation of home ownership (17,400) and has largely conducted the detailed consultation.

Canton of Zurich: Real estate gains tax

Real estate gains of Zurich companies are now also fully subject to real estate gains tax even if these companies report losses from their business activities in the Canton of Zurich. In contrast, companies outside the canton can offset their business losses against gains on real estate in the canton of Zurich. This unequal treatment is to be eliminated. According to the proposal, on which Zurich voters will vote on 10 June 2018, Zurich companies will also be able to deduct the business loss from the property gains they have made in the Canton of Zurich. This offsetting of business loss against property gain reduces the taxable property gain and thus the property gains tax due. If the business loss is greater than the real estate profit, the real estate profit tax is not applicable at all.