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BP, You mentioned,"- Flip tax reduces capital gains they'll pay on their sale profit. (I know
specifically stated that the income from flip taxes should go to reserves to pay for capital improvements
for capital improvements without A) raiding the reserves (which is OK, but a drain nonetheless) or B) imposing
reduces capital gains they'll pay on their sale profit. (I know bldgs that push this idea and I'm not sure
on requires that any flip tax money be spent only on capital improvement," such as a new boiler, elevator
tax. Most hold the funds from a flip tax in reserve for capital improvement projects, but some use
and future capital improvements. After all today's capital improvements may be attributed to be the "legacy
capital expenditures. A bank, worth its salt, will not write mortgages for a building in disrepair. And
capital improvements been performed as defined by an outside professional engineering firm or have
maintenance each year. Incredulous, then look at your AICPA mandated schedule of forecasted capital

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