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What information do I need to calculate the taxes I owe on my rental property?
I have a rental property and was wondering what information I need to caluclate the taxes I owe and when do I need to file a rent return?
In order to calculate the taxes you need to pay on the income earned on your rental property you firstly need details of the income earned each month and payable by your tenants.
You also need details of all of the costs associated with the property including:
- Insurance premiums against fire and public liability
- Maintenance of your property such as cleaning, painting and decorating
- Repairs, such as rot treatment, mending windows, doors or machines
- Mortgage interest: from 1 January 2018, you can deduct 85% of the interest paid on your mortgage on a rental property. For 2019, the figure has increased to 100%.
Your 2018 tax return must be filed and any liabilities paid by 31 October 2019. This deadline is extended to 12 November 2019 where you file your return and pay the liability using Revenue’s Online Service (ROS)
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Date published 28 Aug 2019
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