Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the auction purchase of a claim against D.________ AG constituted a hidden profit distribution taxable as income
Decisione estratta
Yes. The taxpayer received a clearly disproportionate advantage by buying a claim worth far more than the price paid, and the advantage was attributable to her close relationship and control over the companies involved.
Motivazione estratta
The court held that the taxpayer and her husband knew the corporate structure and the real value of the claim; the enforcement sale was used instrumentally to obtain the asset cheaply, so the formal auction did not prevent qualification as a hidden profit distribution.