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Maximum ownership percentage of voting or value of any one security by REIT allowed per Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Maximum percentage of assets invested in one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries.

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Represents maximum percentage of assets invested in one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries after December 31 2017.

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Maximum percentage of interest in REIT that five or fewer individuals own directly or indirectly per Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Minimum number of stockholders who own shares or interest in the REIT per Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Minimum number of subsequent years the company may not be able to qualify as a REIT per Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Net operating loss percentage that can be used to reduce taxable income.

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Number of taxable REIT subsidiaries owned that pay federal, state and local income tax on their income at the applicable corporate rates.

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Represents percentage of net income derived from sell or disposal of property, other than foreclosure property that is held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business subject to federal taxation.

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The percentage of reduction in taxable income by using operating loss carry-forward.

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The permitted ownership percent of taxable REIT stock in compliance of IRS REIT taxation rules.

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Required dividend distribution by a REIT as a percent of net income from foreclosure property under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Required percentage of gross income generated from qualifying sources under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Required percentage of REIT income generated from real estate operations under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Required percentage of REIT qualifying assets under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Amount of current state, local, and federal tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.

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Amount of current and deferred foreign income tax expense (benefit) attributable to income (loss) from continuing operations.

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A description of the limitations on the use of all operating loss carryforwards available to reduce future taxable income.

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