Articles 5 and 16 of the Income Tax Act in force, provides: "Article 3 .- The income derived from (...) the alienation of immovable property and casualty earnings, shall be considered available in the time they are paid (...) "" Article 14 .- The total gross income of the taxpayer, referred to Article 7 of the Act, shall constituted by the amount of sales of goods and services in general, (...) "
enrichments was inferred from the alienation of immovable property, shall be considered available when they are actually paid, since the sale is a contract whereby the seller agrees to transfer ownership of a thing and the buyer to pay the price.
Now, what would be the time of the taxability of a taxpayer's Income Tax, which is dedicated to the purchase and sale real estate, and occasionally receives amounts of money as deposit as collateral paid on an interim basis by prospective buyers, considering that could be refunded not materialize the final sale?
In principle, the conclusion of a contract subject to conditions and uncertain future does not imply automatic transmission and full ownership of the property subject to sale.
As well, ill be considered earned income under this scheme as taxable taxable income subject to payment of Income Tax, as there are of finality; situation similar to the case provided for in Article 23, Paragraph Fifth of the Income Tax Act, which reads as follows:
"Article 23 .- For the purposes of Article 21 shall be considered made in the country: (...)
Paragraph five. In the case of construction works to take place in a period exceeding one (1) year, the cost will be applicable for the portion of the work built by the contractor in each year.
If the duration of the construction of the work was more than one (1) year, and implements a period of two (2) years, the costs, like income, may be declared in full in year in which construction is complete. "
From reading the above article, it is evident that the revenue collected by the taxpayer during a work delay in his execution for over a year and covering two fiscal years, may be held entirely in the fiscal year which ended the work.
Thus in the case referred to by that standard as in the instant case, the income-generating activity (construction of a work and selling a property, respectively) is not executed in a single act or immediately but different times why the legislator provided a unique opportunity to make a statement of Income Tax in the fiscal year in which the taxable event is perfect (when construction is complete) and thus, when the property is actually transferred.
In this regard, the Political Administrative Authority: 2009-0265 dated: 17.3.2010 is the criterion according to which "the payment received on account of future sales, will be taxable at the time to perfect the sale by the transfer of property and payment or credit price cash "for accounting considerations such advances" liabilities "and not" liquid assets "as it would in the case of the transaction.