Question juridique clé
Whether a later damage-settlement payment linked to excessive bonus payments could reduce the 2000 taxable income.
Solution extraite
No. The settlement was paid to C. Ltd., not to the taxpayer's employer B. AG, and therefore did not reduce the salary actually borne by the employer in 2000.
Motifs extraits
A repayment claim for excessive bonuses belongs to the company under Art. 678(3) OR. The later settlement did not amount to a repayment to the employer and no bookkeeping correction or assignment of the claim to the employer was shown.