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Podcast: Keep The Change
Episode: Money Mail 259 - Renting Out A Room? AirBNB Income? Paid Tax?
Description: The IRD could very easily write to AirBNB (or similar) and ask for a list of users. Same thing for people who have lodged a bond or listed a room for rent on Trade Me. Then they could cross-check this to a tax return to see if there is a form of rental income in it. In New Zealand, we have a responsibility to report our own forms of income. This should serve as a reminder for those of you who are renting out your property, AirBNBing it or getting a tenant in that you may want to be...