Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the loan granted by Y.________mbH to the shareholder was a simulated transaction causing a taxable hidden benefit to the appellant
Decisione estratta
Yes. The loan was not seriously intended, repayment was not expected, and the shareholder effectively appropriated the subsidiary's assets; the hidden benefit was taxable at the level of the Swiss parent company.
Motivazione estratta
The court relied on the lack of a written loan agreement, lack of security, the unusual size of the loan relative to assets, the company's business purpose, the increase of the loan while the subsidiary's activity ceased, and the shareholder's effective control over the subsidiary.