Questão jurídica principal
Whether the federal administrative appeal was admissible against the cantonal tax commission decision
Decisão extraída
The appeal was admissible; the taxpayer had standing and the decision was a final cantonal judgment in direct federal tax matters.
Fundamentação extraída
The Federal Supreme Court found the statutory conditions for review satisfied under the OG and DBG, and held that the transitional harmonization rule on a second cantonal instance did not yet apply to the 1999/2000 tax period.