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Hi
A family member moved abroad in Jan 2009 and has been renting his house out since the middle of 2008. The tenant has not withheld 20% of the rent. He would rather avoid causing hassle for the tenant so has asked me to act as agent. As I understand I receive the rent (100%) and can pass this full rental over to him but I file a tax return under self assessment rules for the rental income.
My question is, do I essentially file the tax return as if it was my rental property? As he is currently still ordinarily resident in Ireland he will be filing a tax return himself on his worldwide earnings but I am assuming he would not include the rental income on his return in that instance?
Also, can I only be nominated as agent from the time the tenant starts paying the rent into my bank account or can I assume I’ve been agent for 2010?
Thanks
A family member moved abroad in Jan 2009 and has been renting his house out since the middle of 2008. The tenant has not withheld 20% of the rent. He would rather avoid causing hassle for the tenant so has asked me to act as agent. As I understand I receive the rent (100%) and can pass this full rental over to him but I file a tax return under self assessment rules for the rental income.
My question is, do I essentially file the tax return as if it was my rental property? As he is currently still ordinarily resident in Ireland he will be filing a tax return himself on his worldwide earnings but I am assuming he would not include the rental income on his return in that instance?
Also, can I only be nominated as agent from the time the tenant starts paying the rent into my bank account or can I assume I’ve been agent for 2010?
Thanks