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Art. 11 Act on Municipal and Church Taxes (GKStG) - 5. Subjective Tax Exemption

**Municipal Taxes - Property Transfer Tax**
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Art. 11 GKStG · 5. Subjective Tax Exemption

1. Exemption from the Property Transfer Tax

a) The Confederation and its institutions, insofar as federal law provides for this;

b) The canton and its dependent institutions;

c) Autonomous cantonal institutions for properties that serve directly public purposes;

d) * The regions, municipalities (with their institutions), and citizen municipalities for properties within their own territory;

e) The national churches and their parishes, as well as ecclesiastical foundations, for properties within their own territory that serve immediately ecclesiastical purposes, as well as for the parsonages;

f) * Legal entities that are exempt from tax liability based on Article 78, Paragraph 1, Letter f of the cantonal tax law[6], for properties that serve directly, exclusively, and irrevocably the tax-exempt purpose;

g) * Transport and infrastructure companies within the meaning of Article 78, Paragraph 1, Letter k of the cantonal tax law for properties that serve the licensed activity.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (2)

A 2013 42 · gr (Art. 17 Abs. 4 i.V.m. Art. 11 lit. f GKStG)
Organization Denied Municipal Property Tax Exemption for Rental Income
The court correctly applied these provisions by finding that the property served the exempt purpose only indirectly, failing to meet the requirement of direct and exclusive use.
A 2010 51 · gr (Art. 17 Abs. 4 i.V.m. Art. 11 lit. a GKStG3)
Federal Agency Property Tax Exemption Denial for Holiday Apartments
Cited in the reasoning to establish the principle of exemption for federal entities, but the exception in Art. 62d RVOG was applied in the final decision.