Question juridique clé
Whether the gain from selling the inherited shares was taxable as business income or exempt private capital gain under federal direct tax law.
Solution extraite
The shares belonged to the commercial assets of the deceased and retained that character through succession; the sale gain was therefore taxable under Art. 18(2) LIFD.
Motifs extraits
The shares were acquired as part of the deceased's independent real-estate dealing activity. Long possession and succession did not by themselves convert them into private assets. No proven final tax settlement or express transfer to private assets existed.