From what I can recall, if you're income is below a certain threshold, and you live at the address, taxes are minimal.
Either way, it is very easy to write off expenses. Taxes, utilities, TV, internet, any repairs, in this case food. Mortgage interest if you have it.
People do not comprehend that you don't charge the marginal cost, you charge a % of the total costs. So if that person takes up a room, and there are 4 rooms in the house, then you can allocate 25% of total household expenses. Or if 3 people, 1/3 is 33%. You don't also distinguish between how many people there are.
So you can claim 50% by insinuating it was 2 people you were renting out too (they're not going to try to track down tenants to confirm). Often, it can easily be greater than your rental income, or small enough that any taxes are minuscule.
Either way, it is very easy to write off expenses. Taxes, utilities, TV, internet, any repairs, in this case food. Mortgage interest if you have it.
People do not comprehend that you don't charge the marginal cost, you charge a % of the total costs. So if that person takes up a room, and there are 4 rooms in the house, then you can allocate 25% of total household expenses. Or if 3 people, 1/3 is 33%. You don't also distinguish between how many people there are.
So you can claim 50% by insinuating it was 2 people you were renting out too (they're not going to try to track down tenants to confirm). Often, it can easily be greater than your rental income, or small enough that any taxes are minuscule.