Question juridique clé
Whether the distribution from the family foundation was a gift exempt from income tax under Art. 24 lit. a DBG
Solution extraite
No. The foundation paid the amount in performance of a legal duty under the deed, not out of donative intent; therefore it was not a taxable gift exemption.
Motifs extraits
A gift requires a gratuitous transfer with animus donandi. Because the foundation had its own legal personality and the payments were obligatory under the foundation deed, the distributive act lacked a gift intent attributable to the relevant transferor.