Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the rent paid to the sole shareholder was excessive and thus a hidden profit distribution for direct federal tax 2009.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The surcharge was unlawful because the factual basis for an excessive, non-arm's-length rent was established in a clearly arbitrary manner; the case had to be remitted for fresh fact-finding and recalculation.
Extrahierte Begründung
The lower court failed to address the differing valuation reports and to determine the relevant rentable areas and market square-meter prices. The tax authorities did not prove a manifest mismatch between performance and counter-performance or that it was recognizable to corporate organs.