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Lodging your tax return

How to declare income from renting out part or all of your home when lodging your tax return.

Last updated 20 August 2025

If you rent out all or part of the home, the payments you receive are assessable income. This means you must declare the income as rental income in your tax return.

You need to keep records such as:

  • statements from platforms that show your income
  • receipts of any expenses you want to claim deductions for.

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