Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the cooperative loan and capitalized interest constituted a taxable hidden dividend under direct federal tax.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The loan was granted on unusual terms, without adequate counterperformance, and therefore constituted a hidden dividend.
Extrahierte Begründung
The loan was not one that would have been granted to an independent third party; the cooperative assumed the risk and conferred a financial advantage without corresponding consideration, satisfying the criteria for a hidden dividend.