Key legal question
Whether the taxpayer's activity qualified as self-employment for tax purposes.
Extracted holding
No. The leasing of one property over many years, without additional business activity, was private asset management rather than self-employment.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that registration in the commercial register, bookkeeping, or VAT status are not decisive. On an overall assessment, the relevant indicators for self-employment were largely absent, while the rental activity, use of substantial own funds, and the taxpayer's role as director of the tenant pointed to private wealth management.