Key legal question
Whether the death of BX. required an intermediate tax assessment for direct federal tax from 4 January 1999 onward
Extracted holding
Yes. The spouse’s death triggered an intermediate assessment under Art. 45 lit. c DBG, effective from 4 January 1999.
Extracted reasoning
A death-related asset and income change for the surviving spouse falls within Art. 45 lit. c DBG; the tax liability of the deceased ends at death, and the surviving spouse’s changed situation must be assessed separately.