Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the cooperative qualified for exemption from direct federal tax under Art. 56 lit. g DBG as of 1 January 2006.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The cooperative did not prove that its gain was exclusively and irrevocably dedicated to public purposes.
Extrahierte Begründung
Although it performed a public utility function, its statutes allowed liquidation proceeds to be distributed among members, so the Zweckbindung was not irrevocable.