Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the transfer of the parcel qualified for transfer-tax exemption under restructuring rules.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The restructuring met the statutory exemption; the land transfer should not have been taxed.
Extrahierte Begründung
Art. 103 FusG bars cantonal and municipal transfer taxes for restructurings within the scope of Art. 8(3) StHG. The land had been reclassified as business assets by the tax office before the restructuring, and that treatment was not shown to be incorrect. Accepting that classification and integrating the land into the restructuring was not an unusual or abusive legal arrangement.