Question juridique clé
Whether the shareholders had standing to appeal the tax decisions made against the company for direct federal and cantonal/communal taxes.
Solution extraite
No. Only the company, as the taxable entity, could challenge the assessment; the shareholders were not directly and specially affected.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 89 LTF and the parallel tax provisions, a third party may appeal only if directly and particularly affected. Shareholders, even if closely connected to the company, are generally only indirectly affected by a tax assessment addressed to the company.