Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the shares of E. Holding AG had to be valued for gift tax using the Practician method or a future-oriented business valuation.
Extrahierter Entscheid
For gift tax, the relevant market value is assessed statically at the time the tax claim arises; later developments and speculative future prospects are not decisive. The Practician method used by the tax office was appropriate here.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that gift tax valuation is fixed at the transfer date under the statute. Only information available at that time may be used. The taxpayers' later-produced valuation and later business deterioration did not justify departing from the standard valuation method, and no special circumstances were proven.