Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the 2001 farming loss could be deducted as business loss
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The taxpayers had ceased their self-employed farming activity as of 1 February 2000; the later reduced operation was not self-employment within the tax rules.
Extrahierte Begründung
Loss deductions require self-employed activity. Persistent losses indicated a non-earnings motive, and bookkeeping/farming skills did not change that.