Question juridique clé
Whether the 1 October 2001 tax agreement fixing taxable profit was valid and binding for federal direct tax.
Solution extraite
The agreement could not produce effects for federal direct tax because it was not concluded by the competent federal authority and was not ratified later.
Motifs extraits
Tax agreements must have a legal basis and, for federal direct tax, cantonal authorities lack competence to bind the federal tax administration. The agreement was at most a procedural arrangement, but on the facts it was a special arrangement for one taxpayer and not a lawful basis for deviating from Art. 57-58 LIFD.