Question juridique clé
Whether the taxpayer's right to be heard was violated because the appellate tax commission relied on a new legal qualification without prior notice.
Solution extraite
Any possible hearing defect would in any event be cured on appeal; no irreversible violation was established.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the judge is generally not bound by the parties' legal views and that an unexpected legal basis requires prior comment only exceptionally. In any event, the Federal Court had the same review power, so a non-serious defect would be cured.