Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the share buyback and capital reduction constituted a taxable partial liquidation under Art. 20(1)(c) DBG
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The difference between buyback price and nominal value was taxable as liquidation surplus because the company was economically depleted by the repurchase and subsequent capital reduction.
Extrahierte Begründung
For listed or private shares held in private assets, the taxable liquidation surplus equals the difference between repurchase price and nominal value. The decisive factor is depletion of the company's assets, not the reduction in enterprise value or the motives for the repurchase.