Key legal question
Whether the taxpayer’s activity qualified as self-employment under cantonal and federal tax law
Extracted holding
No. The court found no outwardly visible, risk-bearing business activity aimed at profit; the mandate income was employment income and the remaining turnover belonged to the partner.
Extracted reasoning
The mandates arose from the employment relationship, were paid through monthly payroll without invoices, and did not involve entrepreneurial risk. The sole proprietorship mainly generated losses and its commercial register entry was irrelevant.