Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the transfer of voting majority shares in a real-estate company is a taxable economic transfer for transfer tax purposes.
Decisione estratta
Yes. Acquiring the voting majority transferred economic control over the company’s real estate and therefore triggered the transfer tax.
Motivazione estratta
Under the cantonal statute, an economic transfer exists when a third party gains control over a property as an owner would. A majority of voting rights in a real-estate company is sufficient because it conveys control over the company’s properties.