Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the German request and the seized bank records were sufficiently connected to justify mutual legal assistance
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. A sufficient factual nexus existed between the German tax-fraud investigation and the Swiss bank records, so the assistance order was lawful.
Extrahierte Begründung
The request described allegedly undeclared income transferred to Switzerland and documents found during a search that related to the Zurich account. For account-record requests, it is enough that the records may relate to the facts set out in the request; exact identity of the alleged misuse of the Swiss account is not required.