abctax55
Level 15

YOU need to determine what the intent was....and using "flipping" and capital asset to describe the same transaction is confusing.

ONE time, with no intent to do it again = probably a capital gain/Sch D

One time, with the intent to do it again & again = Sch C.

Does your client have a contractors license?  Does your client have a full-time job?

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