Question juridique clé
Whether the value of the testamentary bequest could be reduced by the taxpayer's own investments and alleged excess rent payments
Solution extraite
No. The taxable benefit was the price discount inherent in the bequest; the taxpayer's later investments and rent payments were not deductible from that bequest value.
Motifs extraits
Inheritance tax was treated as a transaction tax focusing on the inherited legal advantage. Any investment claims were separate claims against the heir or already dealt with elsewhere and did not diminish the bequest itself; § 229 lit. b StG/SO did not help the taxpayer.