Court holds that selling a constructed building constitutes taxable industrial contribution activity under the 1929 Decree.
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AI generatedThe Administrative Court dismissed the taxpayer's appeal regarding the industrial contribution on construction activities. The taxpayer argued that acting as an agent for future owners did not constitute a construction activity, while the State contended that the physical execution of building works defined the taxable event. The court ruled that the act of constructing a building to be subsequently sold, even in representation of others, inherently involves the characteristic activity of civil construction and is therefore subject to the contribution regime.
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OfficialCONTRIBUIÇÃO INDUSTRIAL CONTRIBUINTE DO GRUPO C ACTIVIDADE COMERCIAL CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL
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[AREA TEMATICA 1] DIR FISC - CONTRIB INDUSTRIAL. [LEGISLACAO NACIONAL] D 16731 DE 1929/04/13 ART50. RGU DE 1896/07/16 ART238. DL 42084 DE 1959/01/03. [ANO DA PUBLICACAO] 1972 [DATA DE ENTRADA] 12/06/1967 [Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTA00019122 [Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SA219680403015818 [Nº DO VOLUME] XI [OBJECTO] AC T2INSTCI. [PAGINA] 24 [PRIVACIDADE] 01 [RECORRENTE] SOBREIRO , ANTONIO [RECORRIDO 1] FAZENDA NACIONAL [URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jsta.nsf/35fbbbf22e1bb1e680256f8e003ea931/57424905F110B080802568FC0037490F?OpenDocument
SUMÁRIO
E tributavel, no regime do Decreto n. 16731, aquele que constroi predio que depois vende e intervem na construção de vivendas, ainda que em representação de seus futuros donos, intervindo e executando uma actividade caracterizadamente de construção civil.