Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the conditions for a tax reassessment existed under Art. 151 DBG because of newly discovered facts.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The relevant facts were not known to the tax authority when the original assessments were made.
Extrahierte Begründung
The decisive information about the definitive loss of the loan and the hidden dividend was not effectively available to the authority responsible for the taxpayers' assessment. Internal knowledge within the tax administration is insufficient without actual transmission of the relevant information.