Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the husband’s income could be assessed on the basis of hidden earnings from A. GmbH
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The courts could infer that the husband was the beneficial owner of the company and attribute part of its payments to him as hidden income.
Extrahierte Begründung
The shareholders failed to document their capital contributions, the husband performed management-like functions, the business structure and circumstances suggested a straw-man company, and the payments to the cousin could not credibly be treated as genuine wages or dividends.