Key legal question
Whether the crossed share transactions created taxable transposition income under Art. 21(1)(c) BdBSt.
Extracted holding
Yes. Economically, the taxpayer shifted his participation in A. AG into a company he controlled more than half, and the price exceeded nominal value; the difference was taxable as a hidden benefit.
Extracted reasoning
The court applied the Federal Supreme Court's transposition doctrine and held that economic reality prevails over the civil-law form. The simultaneous sale, loan, and repurchase formed one unit, so the taxpayer did not make a genuine private capital gain.