We will not be itemizing any deductions on our tax return (we use the standard deduction) and I'm trying to avoid having to put anything related to this house on our return. That is why I was wondering if we don't itemize and are not planning to deduct anything related to this house on our return if we needed to include her payments for the utilities as "rent". If we had to file a rental income schedule, her payments would just zero any expenses relating to the house. This is not a rental property...just a place for her to stay for a while until it becomes our primary residence.
