Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the S.-program bonus installments for 1996-1998 were extraordinary income subject to transitional taxation in 2000.
Decisione estratta
Only the installments that would normally have fallen due in 2000 were ordinary income; the remaining postponed installments, paid upon termination, were extraordinary income.
Motivazione estratta
Income is ordinary only if it would have flowed in 2000 even without termination. Deferred installments that were not yet due and depended on continued employment, exchange rates, and earnings-per-share developments were not realized at earlier crediting dates.