Kernrechtsfrage
Whether CHF 180,000 paid for the exclusive distribution right constitutes taxable income as a disguised dividend under direct federal tax law.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The company already owned the exclusive distribution right, so the payment bought a right the shareholder did not own and conferred a pecuniary benefit on him.
Extrahierte Begründung
The earlier distribution agreement had already vested the exclusive right in the company. The subsequent stock purchase did not transfer that right to the shareholder. The later 'transfer' therefore lacked consideration from the company and was a benefit from participation rights taxable under Art. 20(1)(c) DBG.