Question juridique clé
Whether the flower shop constituted self-employment or hobby activity for tax purposes.
Solution extraite
The activity was held to be self-employment, not hobby; the current business situation is decisive.
Motifs extraits
The business showed a planned, outwardly visible, risk-bearing activity with market participation, employees, bookkeeping, rented premises, and substantial turnover. Despite long losses, the scale of the business and the overall assessment outweighed the negative results.