Questão jurídica principal
Whether land transfer tax was due despite a purchase contract that made registration conditional on written confirmation of payment, which never occurred.
Decisão extraída
No taxable economic transfer occurred because the buyer never obtained disposable control over the land; the tax assessment had to be set aside.
Fundamentação extraída
A handänderung for land transfer tax requires transfer of economic disposal power. Here, the contract prevented registration and thus enforceable performance until the seller confirmed receipt of payment. Because that confirmation never came, the buyer could not compel transfer and never acquired economic control.