Kernrechtsfrage
Whether amortization on purchased goodwill is ordinary or extraordinary expense for interim taxation under StG §§ 76(3) and 78.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Purchased goodwill amortization is an extraordinary expense; it may be considered only once in a tax period and is not deductible in the interim assessment at issue.
Extrahierte Begründung
The payment for goodwill is a one-time acquisition cost tied to takeover of the business, not a recurring operating expense. Its accounting treatment does not change its tax qualification; the decisive criterion is its extraordinary, non-regular character.