Questão jurídica principal
Whether the right to assess tax for 1987/88 had lapsed by 23 December 2003
Decisão extraída
No. The cantonal judgment became final immediately, and the absolute limitation period had not yet expired when the taxpayer received it.
Fundamentação extraída
Decisions of the Obwalden administrative court in tax matters are final at cantonal level and become legally binding immediately; a constitutional complaint does not suspend finality. At receipt of the judgment, the 15-year absolute limitation period had not yet run out.