WorldWatcher
Platinum Member
They CAN be the same thing. No law says they can't.
Of course they "can" be.
But for legal purposes they are not.
If I sell my 3000 sq/ft Condo valued at $600,000 dollars to someone for $10,000,000 - that is fine. However if I tell the tax man that my 3000 sq/ft condo is 1000 sq/ft and worth 100,000 and then tell the bank I'm using it to secure a loan that it is a 10,000 sq/ft condo worth $10,000.000. That is illegal.
WW