Key legal question
Whether the tax authority could reconsider and withdraw its late-objection non-entry decision pendente lite.
Extracted holding
For the cantonal taxes, reconsideration pendente lite is generally possible under cantonal procedural law, but not here because the objection was admittedly late and no reinstatement grounds existed; the authority therefore could not replace the non-entry decision with a new merits decision.
Extracted reasoning
The appeal before the tax appeal court concerned only whether the objection deadline had been missed and whether restoration was possible. Since the late filing and lack of excuse were undisputed, there was no legal basis for reconsidering the non-entry decision in a way that would affect the pending appeal.