Questão jurídica principal
Whether the administrative law appeal was admissible as a final cantonal decision in a 1997 direct federal tax case.
Decisão extraída
The appeal was admissible because the cantonal commission acted as the final cantonal authority for fiscal year 1997.
Fundamentação extraída
Bernese execution rules made a further appeal to the administrative court available only for tax years after 2000; for earlier years the commission decided in last cantonal instance.