Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the taxpayers were entitled to party compensation for the proceedings before the cantonal tax court
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes, but only in the amount of CHF 1,000 for the cantonal proceedings; the claimed CHF 4,967.45 was rejected because it related to later federal proceedings already compensated.
Extrahierte Begründung
The remittal order required the tax court to decide both court costs and party compensation. For federal taxes, compensable necessary costs follow Art. 64 Abs. 1 VwVG in conjunction with Art. 144 Abs. 4 DBG; for cantonal taxes, § 163 Abs. 4 StG/SO allows compensation in special cases. The claimed larger amount covered expenses incurred after the cantonal proceedings.