Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the CHF 70,000 pension buyback made in 2004 was deductible for source tax purposes.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No deduction was allowed because the buyback formed part of an abusive tax-avoidance arrangement.
Extrahierte Begründung
The buyback was followed shortly by an early withdrawal and then another equal buyback, showing an insolite structure used mainly to obtain a tax deduction while retaining access to pension capital; the arrangement produced a substantial tax saving.