Question juridique clé
Whether the right to assess direct federal tax for 1999 was time-barred
Solution extraite
The assessment right was not time-barred; sending the tax return form counted as an act aimed at determining the tax claim and interrupted limitation.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 120 DBG, the mailing of the tax return form is a measure directed at establishing the tax claim and therefore interrupts limitation. The old system under the BdBSt does not change this interpretation.