Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the 159,800 CHF flow from the restructuring and share sale was taxable for the shareholders
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The court held that the amount was not a tax-free capital gain but a taxable capital return arising from a partial liquidation of D. AG.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court accepted that no binding tax ruling exempted the gain. The taxed amount did not concern the later share-sale capital gain as such, but a liquidation element tied to the restructuring. The authorities had been cautious and had already accounted for the relevant economic context.