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How prove property is empty for Revenue purposes

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  • 29-03-2017 10:12pm
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    pj9999
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭


    I own a rental property which has been empty for a couple of months (awaiting renovation). Prior to that it was rented out on a cash basis which I declared.

    How to prove to Revenue that the house is unoccupied so that they don't assume there's ongoing rental income?

    Thanks
    PJ.


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    Bigus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,942 ✭✭✭Bigus


    pj9999 wrote: »
    I own a rental property which has been empty for a couple of months (awaiting renovation). Prior to that it was rented out on a cash basis which I declared.

    How to prove to Revenue that the house is unoccupied so that they don't assume there's ongoing rental income?

    Thanks
    PJ.

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    4ensic15
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭4ensic15


    Receipts for the work done with dates. Ultimately it is not up to a taxpayer to prove they didn't earn income. the taxpayer declares what is earned and then the taxman has to gather evidence if he wants to prove otherwise.


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,959 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    4ensic15 wrote: »
    Receipts for the work done with dates. Ultimately it is not up to a taxpayer to prove they didn't earn income. the taxpayer declares what is earned and then the taxman has to gather evidence if he wants to prove otherwise.

    Yeah ... but when there have been unverifiable cash payments previously, a tax inspector (of either gender, btw) could reasonably conclude they were ongoing.


    OP as stated, receipts and invoices would be good. Along with photos. Did you take any when the tenants moved out? Did they sign anything acknowledging that you returned their deposit?


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    4ensic15
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭4ensic15


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    Yeah ... but when there have been unverifiable cash payments previously, a tax inspector (of either gender, btw) could reasonably conclude they were ongoing.


    OP as stated, receipts and invoices would be good. Along with photos. Did you take any when the tenants moved out? Did they sign anything acknowledging that you returned their deposit?

    A tax inspector can't conclude there are payments without evidence. They might have a suspicion but they would have to carry out an audit and find evidence in order to assess the o/p. They would check bank accounts, utility providers, mobile phone records, RTB and social welfare records and may even speak to the neighbours or postmen to verify what the o/p says but they can't reasonably conclude there was an income on the basis that there had been unverifiable cash payments previously.


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