Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the taxpayer's shareholder loan had to be treated as hidden equity under direct federal tax law.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The company could not have obtained the disputed financing from third parties in the same form and the shareholder's loan therefore economically replaced equity.
Extrahierte Begründung
The bank's requirement that the shareholder take over the company's debt showed that third-party credit was no longer available. Under Art. 65 LIFD and the AFC circular, the excess over admissible foreign capital was hidden equity.