Getting a Copy of the Contract Under TILA, the dealer is required to give the customer a copy of the contract to keep at the time the customer signs the retail installment sale contract whether you want to incur the debt on these terms.
(A) An "installment contract" is one which requires or authorizes the delivery of goods in separate lots to be separately accepted, even though the contract contains a clause "each delivery is a separate contract" or its equivalent.
UCC Article 2 applies specifically to contracts for the sale of goods. It governs both the formation of these contracts and the rights and duties of the parties involved.
Tax Deferral (for the seller): One of the most compelling reasons to consider an installment sale is the ability to defer capital gains tax.
An installment contract is a single contract that is completed by a series of performances –such as payments, performances of a service, or delivery of goods–rather than being performed all at one time. Installment contracts can provide that installments are to be performed by either one or both parties .
A divisible contract is a contract in which the parties' performances are divided into matching pairs of duties to perform that the parties consider equal. Divisible contracts are similar in concept to installment contracts.