Individuals can use our calculator to work out if they need to pay tax on income from boarders or home-stay students. This calculator uses the standard costs method and is for the 2022 tax year onwards.
Before you start
You will need:
- your total gross income from providing the boarding service
- the number of boarders
- the number of weeks each boarder stayed
- the house purchase price, rent or costs to maintain a trust property
- kilometres travelled (if any) to transport boarders.
Enter your information
Enter your information into the calculator.
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Home-based boarders calculator
Work out if you need to pay tax on your income from boarders or home-stay students using the standard costs method.
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If you need to declare your boarder income, copy the results from the calculator into your income tax return for that year.
Individual income tax return - IR3
Last updated:
12 Mar 2024