Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the capital gain from the sale of the shareholding was taxable as income from self-employment under federal tax law.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The gain was not taxable as self-employment income; the participation remained private assets and the gain was a tax-free private capital gain.
Extrahierte Begründung
The taxpayer did not act as a share-dealer, did not use borrowed funds, and had no relevant business proximity to the packaging industry. The later value increase of the company was only a reflex of strengthening the company, not a direct working-up of the shares themselves.