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(영문) 대법원 1987. 11. 10. 선고 87누718 판결

[부가가치세부과처분취소][공1988.1.1.(815),114]

Main Issues

The meaning of receiving an unfair low price under Article 13 (1) 3 of the Value-Added Tax Act and the standard of judgment thereof.

Summary of Judgment

Article 13 (1) 3 of the Value-Added Tax Act provides that an unreasonably low price shall be paid to a business operator for a transaction with the person in a special relationship with the business operator, which is significantly lower than the market price that is deemed to unfairly reduce the tax burden, and it shall not be objectively determined based on normal transactions that do not lose the equity in the tax burden, depending on specific cases.

[Reference Provisions]

Article 13 (1) 3 of the Value-Added Tax Act

Plaintiff-Appellee

Plaintiff

Defendant-Appellant

Head of Seodaemun Tax Office

Judgment of the lower court

Seoul High Court Decision 86Gu1571 delivered on June 24, 1987

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The appeal is dismissed.

The costs of appeal are assessed against the defendant.

Reasons

The grounds of appeal are examined.

Article 13(1)3 of the Value-Added Tax Act provides that an enterpriser shall receive an unreasonably lower price than the market price that is deemed to unfairly reduce the tax burden in a transaction with a person with a special relationship with him/her; it means that an enterpriser receives a significantly lower price than the market price that is deemed to unfairly reduce the tax burden in a transaction with a person with a special relationship with him/her; ultimately, it cannot be objectively determined on the basis of normal transaction that does not lose the equity in tax burden depending on a specific case (see Supreme Court Decision 85Nu514, Dec. 10, 1985; Supreme Court Decision 86Nu532, Mar. 10, 197).

According to the court below's lawful determination, the court below is just in holding that the plaintiff's tax disposition of this case by the defendant who imposed the value-added tax on the basis of the above formula is erroneous in the above purport, and there is no error of law in the misapprehension of the legal principles as seen in the above, since it cannot be said that the deposit price, such as the time when the plaintiff leased and received the land of this case owned by the non-party general partnership company, to the non-party general who had special relation with the non-party special relation, was significantly lower than the market price, solely on the ground that the lease price was lower than the market price calculated by the tax base formula of land services provided without compensation to the related party established by the National Tax Service. Thus, the court below's decision that denied

Therefore, the appeal is dismissed, and the costs of appeal are assessed against the losing party. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices.

Justices Lee B-soo (Presiding Justice)