Today TaxMama® hears from Ellen in the TaxQuips Forum, who is getting conflicting information. “I had no idea, when we decided to be responsible parents to my son and the son of a family friend, that we’d have such a headache at tax time when we decided to start charging “rent” after they graduated from […]
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Today TaxMama hears from Jewelz in the Tax Quips Forum, in distress. “I purchased my primary residence in October of 2009. My roommate moved out in April 2011. That led me to turn home into a rental due to not being able to make mortgage payments. I am barely breaking even, so there is […]
Today TaxMama hears from Bloomers in the TaxQuips Forum. She is renting out the rooms in her 5-bedroom house. Bloomers asks. “What are the laws for renting out rooms? If the amount I am making in rent every month, on average, does not amount to the total cost of the mortgage and house expenses, is […]