Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the reporting procedure was available for withholding tax on distributions to cooperative members.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The reporting procedure was not available because it was not established that the recipients had a clear refund entitlement; where serious forfeiture of refund rights cannot be excluded, reporting is barred.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under Art. 24 VStV the procedure is an entitlement only if statutory conditions are met, including that the persons to be charged would be entitled to a refund. If refund forfeiture seriously comes into question, the tax authority may refuse the reporting procedure.