Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the absorbed subsidiary's loss carryforwards could be offset against the appellant's 2006 taxable profit after the merger.
Decisione estratta
No. The merger lacked recognizable business or economic reasons, so the loss carryforward could not be taken over for tax purposes.
Motivazione estratta
Loss carryforward in a merger depends on the transfer of tax factors under Art. 61 DBG and on economic continuity. Here the subsidiary had already outsourced or discontinued its web-related activities, and the merger served mainly to create loss-offset potential.