Key legal question
Whether the land sale agreement triggered transfer tax despite no land register entry and unmet contractual conditions.
Extracted holding
The tax arose upon conclusion of the notarized land sale contract, because economic control passed already then; the lack of land register entry and the later transfer of possession were not decisive.
Extracted reasoning
Under § 206 StG, taxable handover means transfer of economic control. A signed and notarized property sale already enables the buyer to enforce performance, so the buyer obtains economic disposal power at contract conclusion.