No, roommate did not try to claim state rent credit.
More of an audit: I am need to prove that any shared expenses (rent, utilities, repairs, maintenance, cleaning, etc) I receive from my roommate, into my account, are not income, and do not require tax filing in that state.
I was told since the person deposits rent money into my account, it is a sublet, and therefore I am required to claim any funds that pass-through my account as income. How can that be if those funds are going directly to a landlord?
A sublet from what I understand is defined as granting full access only to the sub-letter, not also to still reside in the same space.
This is not income to me, it is rent being deposited and paid out shortly thereafter, for a shared apartment that I must submit the entire rent for as the single lease holder. (It is not mandatory for my roommate to be added to the lease).
