Question juridique clé
Whether the 2001 partition triggered the transfer of the hotel property from business assets to private assets for direct federal tax purposes
Solution extraite
The transfer occurred only when the taxpayer clearly manifested, in 2001, the intention to move the property into private assets.
Motifs extraits
Inherited business assets remain commercial with heirs until they expressly decide otherwise; a temporary lease does not by itself trigger a transfer. The 1977 declaration was a lawful factual agreement consistent with tax law and binding under good faith.