Key legal question
Whether the federal direct tax on capital gain had to be charged as an estate debt from the sale proceeds
Extracted holding
The tax dispute concerned the substantive qualification of the claim and had to be pursued against the estate before the competent tax authority/court; surveillance authorities could not finally decide it.
Extracted reasoning
The existence and amount of the tax were undisputed, but the legal classification as estate debt versus ordinary claim was a merits issue outside surveillance jurisdiction. The appellant must bring an action against the estate once the final tax bill is notified; otherwise distribution may proceed without it.