Rent A Room Scheme Questions

WarbossPepe

Anyone know what the story is if you're travelling? I'm aiming to go travelling with my partner for 6-12 months at some stage, but would also love to be able to avail of the rent-a-room scheme while we're away.

In this article it mentions:
- you must be living in the property in which the room is rented out and this must be your primary residence
- the room cannot be rented to family members
- short-term leases (such as Airbnb, bed and breakfast, and guesthouse bookings) are not eligible for Rent-a-Room Relief.
- a self-contained unit which is beside the house, but not directly attached to it, cannot qualify for relief
- While tax-free income can be earned through this scheme, landlords are still required to file an annual income tax return

The house will still be our primary residence, and the room will be "rented" while we're there, but just wondering what the craic is while we're away if it still allows for that situation.

Samuel T. Cogley

WarbossPepe wrote: »

Anyone know what the story is if you're travelling? I'm aiming to go travelling with my partner for 6-12 months at some stage, but would also love to be able to avail of the rent-a-room scheme while we're away.

In this article it mentions:
- you must be living in the property in which the room is rented out and this must be your primary residence
- the room cannot be rented to family members
- short-term leases (such as Airbnb, bed and breakfast, and guesthouse bookings) are not eligible for Rent-a-Room Relief.
- a self-contained unit which is beside the house, but not directly attached to it, cannot qualify for relief
- While tax-free income can be earned through this scheme, landlords are still required to file an annual income tax return

The house will still be our primary residence, and the room will be "rented" while we're there, but just wondering what the craic is while we're away if it still allows for that situation.

I'd say it would come down to being ordinarily resident - here 183 days thingy but am open to correction.

tabby aspreme

Two queries regarding rent a room, 1. is the scheme subject to RPZ.

2 The space being rented is an attached granny flat all under the same roof with its own front door, it has a separate heating and esb supply to the main house, which will be in the renters name, would the cost of heat and electricity be taken into account by revenue if it's paid directly to the providers by the renter.

Caranica

Does it have a connecting door to the main house?

tabby aspreme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117814634#Comment_117814634

Yes