Question juridique clé
Whether the profit from the assigned profit-sharing agreement was exempt under domestic or international double taxation rules.
Solution extraite
No. The agreement created a separate contractual claim, not ownership or economically equivalent rights in the German real estate, so its transfer remained taxable in Switzerland.
Motifs extraits
The company never held property or owner-like powers over the buildings or shares. The later sale of the shares by the foreign owner occurred after the company had already assigned the agreement, and each legal transaction had its own taxable basis.