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January 21, 2020
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Rental Income

  • January 21, 2020
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Do I treat lease to own income as Rental income in the year it is received. Take expenses yearly like a rental property.

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Best answer by IRonMaN

Lease to own sounds more like someone bought an asset and is having it financed by the former owner.

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IRonMaNAnswer
Level 15
January 21, 2020

Lease to own sounds more like someone bought an asset and is having it financed by the former owner.

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abctax55
Level 15
January 21, 2020

And I'm thinking "rent to own" is more a service & goes on Sch C. 

Plus I vaguely remember that the accounting for "rent to own" business is a wee bit complicated.

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RollTide68
Level 7
January 22, 2020

I would take a look at this article on lease options.  May be classified as an installment sale.

https://www.ccim.com/cire-magazine/articles/lease-option-or-installment-sale/?gmSsoPc=1

Level 7
January 22, 2020

I have considered it a Schedule E rental because too often the "buyer" walks away from the contract after a few years.