Housing, taxation and retirement provision

Ulrich van Suntum

Journal of Housing Economics, 2009, vol. 18, issue 3, 249-255

Abstract: This paper considers the tax treatment of housing and the issue of savings for retirement in the context of a simplified model that still allows key aspects of the household context to be realistically represented. A model is developed in which both housing and financial assets can be used as vehicles for household saving. Individuals face perfect capital markets and choose between owner-occupied and rented accommodations. For the model developed, it is shown that the tax advantage of owner-occupied housing is not fully removed even if imputed rents are subject to income taxation. However, deferred income taxation for both housing and savings in the form of financial assets would result in an equal treatment of tenants and owner-occupiers.

Keywords: Housing; Taxation; Retirement; savings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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