Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the damage compensation paid or reserved by A.X. was business-related and deductible as earning expenses
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The liability arose from gross negligence in confirming an incorrect trust asset statement; the resulting damage payment lacked the required close nexus to the professional activity.
Extrahierte Begründung
Only expenses directly caused by the professional activity and forming part of the ordinary business risk are deductible. Grossly negligent conduct and the resulting liability stem from personal fault, not business risk, so the payment and the related provisions are private use of income.