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Flip Tax

Jun 07, 2019

Maintaining the Economic Health of Your Co-Op by Instituting a “Flip-Tax”

A transfer fee, or “flip tax” as it is commonly called, is a revenue-producing measure utilized by many cooperative buildings.  Typically, an owner pays a flip-tax fee to the building upon the sale of his or her unit.  A flip tax allows the cooperative to generate extra income for the building, enhancing the reserve fund and alleviating annual maintenance and operations costs, without raising maintenance or imposing special assessments upon current owners.» Read More