Key legal question
Whether the CHF 490,000 received in 2002 was taxable self-employment income or tax-free loan repayment.
Extracted holding
The amount was correctly treated as consideration for the appellant's brokerage and sales work, not as repayment of a loan to his company.
Extracted reasoning
The contract history, wording, and structure showed that the bank did not assume or secure the appellant's alleged loan; the payment was tied to the sales mandate and profit share for work performed.