Main Issues
[1] Legislative intent of Article 62 of the former Regulation of Tax Reduction and Exemption Act
[2] Whether the construction site for national housing subject to exemption from capital gains tax under the former Regulation of Tax Reduction and Exemption Act includes the site for necessary incidental facilities and welfare facilities (affirmative)
Summary of Judgment
[1] Article 62 (1) (proviso) and (2) of the former Regulation of Tax Reduction and Exemption Act (amended by Act No. 4165 of Dec. 30, 1989), and Article 62 (1) (proviso) and (2) of the same Act (amended by Act No. 4165 of Dec. 30, 1989), where a national transfers a parcel of land to an end-user such as a registered housing constructor, etc. as a construction site of national housing under the Housing Construction Promotion Act, capital gains tax or special surtax shall be exempted, and where such an end-user does not construct national housing on the relevant land as prescribed by the Presidential Decree,
[2] The construction site for national housing under Article 62 (1) of the former Regulation of Tax Reduction and Exemption Act (amended by Act No. 4165 of Dec. 30, 1989) is a concept that includes not only the site for multi-family housing, but also the site for incidental facilities and welfare facilities to be mandatorily installed. The site for a kindergarten, a welfare facility, and a building site for a commercial building shall not be a case where national housing is not constructed on the pertinent land, which is the reason for collection equivalent to the amount of exempted tax under Article 62 (2) of the former Regulation of Tax Reduction and Exemption Act, while implementing a national housing construction project.
[Reference Provisions]
[1] Article 62(1) and (2) of the former Regulation of Tax Reduction and Exemption Act (amended by Act No. 4165 of Dec. 30, 1989) / [2] Article 62(1) and (2) of the former Regulation of Tax Reduction and Exemption Act (amended by Act No. 4165 of Dec. 30, 1989) (see Article 66(1) and (2) of the former Regulation of Tax Reduction and Exemption Act (amended by Act No. 4165 of Dec. 30, 1989); Article 30-2 of the former Enforcement Decree of the Housing Construction Promotion Act (amended by Presidential Decree No. 13252 of Jan. 15, 199)
Reference Cases
[1] Supreme Court Decision 94Nu16199 delivered on June 13, 1995 (Gong1995Ha, 2422), Supreme Court Decision 94Nu840 delivered on December 12, 1995 (Gong1996Sang, 433) / [2] Supreme Court Decision 91Nu1431 delivered on December 13, 1991
Plaintiff, Appellee
[Defendant-Appellee] The Head of the Si/Gun/Gu Office (Attorney Kim Chang-soo, Counsel for defendant-appellee)
Defendant, Appellant
Head of the Tax Office
Judgment of the lower court
Seoul High Court Decision 95Gu29781 delivered on July 4, 1996
Text
The appeal is dismissed. The costs of appeal are assessed against the defendant.
Reasons
We examine the grounds of appeal.
Article 62 (1) (proviso) and (2) of the former Regulation of Tax Reduction and Exemption Act (amended by Act No. 4165 of Dec. 30, 1989), where a national transfers a parcel of land to an end-user such as a registered housing constructor under the Housing Construction Promotion Act, capital gains tax or special surtax shall be exempted, and where such an end-user fails to construct national housing on the relevant parcel of land under the conditions as prescribed by the Presidential Decree, the legislative purpose of Article 62 (1) (proviso) and (2) of the same Act provides that an amount equivalent to the exempted tax shall be added to income tax or corporate tax to facilitate the construction of national housing by supplying the site for national housing at a low price (see, e.g., Supreme Court Decisions 9Nu16199, Jun. 13, 1995; 94Nu8440, Dec. 12, 195; 203Da1325, supra, the Housing Construction Promotion Act’s construction site and its incidental facilities under the Housing Construction Promotion Act shall not be implemented.
In the same purport, the court below is just in holding that the amount equivalent to the exempted tax amount on each part of the lands of kindergartens and commercial buildings, which are auxiliary facilities and welfare facilities which must be installed mandatorily under the Housing Construction Promotion Act, is not subject to collection under the above Tax Reduction and Exemption Control Act, and there is no error of law by misunderstanding legal principles as argued in the Grounds for Appeal, and the precedents of party members cited in the Grounds for Appeal are not appropriate to invoke the case
Therefore, the appeal is dismissed and all costs of appeal are assessed against the losing party. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.
Justices Lee Im-soo (Presiding Justice)