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BGE 27 I 418 ΓÇó No denial of justice in tax assessment without requested personal hearing
BGE 27 I 418Amtliche Sammlung des Bundesgerichts (BGE) / Band I26.03.1901Dismissed
Hänni challenged a Bern tax assessment, alleging denial of justice because neither the municipal commission, the district tax commission, nor the cantonal finance directorate personally heard him. The Federal Court held that no procedural denial occurred, since he had never requested a personal hearing before any instance. It further noted that the requested examination of his business books was in fact ordered by the Finance Directorate and carried out by an expert. Because the evidentiary measure sought by the appellant had been taken, and the books did not permit calculation of business profit, the complaint was rejected.
Tax procedure; denial of justice and right to be heard: A party may not invoke a refusal of personal hearing when no such hearing was requested before the competent instances. If the authority orders the evidence offered by the taxpayer and decides only after its administration, there is no denial of justice merely because the evidentiary result is unfavorable. The inability to draw conclusions from defective or insufficient books cannot be imputed to the authority once the requested examination has been carried out (consid. 2-3).
bücher ist von der Finanzdirektion angeordnet und von dem Bücher experten vorgenommen worden. Es ist somit nicht endgültig ent schieden worden, bevor dem Beweisantrage des Rekurrenten ent sprochen war, und es ist auf Grund der von ihm beantragten Beweiserhebung geurteilt worden. Wenn es unmöglich gewesen ist, aus den vorgewiesenen Büchern einen Schluß auf den Stand des Geschäftes zu ziehen, so muß sich der Rekurrent diesen Um stand selber zuschreiben. Demnach hat das Bundesgericht erkannt: Der Rekurs wird abgewiesen.