Yesterday, Revenue eBrief No. 59/18 was published. This comprehensive nine-page document outlines the tax treatment for income arising from the provision of short-term accommodation:

https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/tdm/income-tax-capital-gains-tax-corporation-tax/part-04/04-01-20.pdf

A short-term letting is defined as a letting of all or part of a house, apartment or other similar establishments:

– As a tourist, holidaymaker or other visitor
– For a period which does not exceed or is unlikely to exceed 8 consecutive weeks

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John Stancil

This is the final article in a five-part series on Passive Activities. (To read the previous articles, click the following links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.)

You own a beach cottage or a mountain cabin. As much as you would like to live there year-round, it just is not practical, so you rent it out when you are not using it. Is this taxable income? Can you deduct a loss? As with so much in taxes, the short answer is “it depends.”

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