rent a room relief (14,000euro tax free)

thebourke

Do you qualify for the rent a room relief if you have a log cabin shed (5metres by 5 metres) in the back of your property and rent it out?

nhg

It’s not a room in your Principal Private Residence so no, you wouldn’t be sharing the same, kitchen, sitting room etc so it would be classed as a rental property

kjbsrah1

No. If they have their own entrance, you are a landlord and must be registered with the PRTB. The rent a room scheme is when you rent a room in the house you live in yourself.

dennyk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058287909/rent-a-room-relief-14-000euro-tax-free

Does your shed have the necessary planning permission to be used as a residence? If not, it's a moot question anyway, as you can't legally rent it out. Sheds built under the planning exemptions can't be lived in.

Viscount Aggro

I know a guy who does the opposite, avails of the 14K rent a room relief.

Lives in a cabin in his own garden, built a connecting passageway to the back door.