I have a similar situation, but we just deduct it from the rent before we pay our landlords, and submit receipts of the time we've spent on yard work and snow removal, gasoline and salt (for melting ice) reimbursement. So it's not income for us. My question is on our state form (WI), for the property tax credit, it asks how much we paid for rent in 2019 heat included or not included. Do I report the actual amount of rent we paid or the amount agreed upon in our lease? ($550 is the price per month heat not included, but if we do 12 hours of yard work @ $10/hr we would pay $430).
