topic If a landlord returns security deposit, does it count as income for the tenant? in Investors & landlords https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/if-a-landlord-returns-security-deposit-does-it-count-as-income-for-the-tenant/01/662513#M29018 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:41:42 GMT upandup 2019-06-06T09:41:42Z If a landlord returns security deposit, does it count as income for the tenant? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/if-a-landlord-returns-security-deposit-does-it-count-as-income-for-the-tenant/01/662513#M29018 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:41:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/if-a-landlord-returns-security-deposit-does-it-count-as-income-for-the-tenant/01/662513#M29018 upandup 2019-06-06T09:41:42Z A returned security deposit is not income.  It was your m... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/a-returned-security-deposit-is-not-income-it-was-your-m/01/662519#M29020 <P>A returned security deposit is not income.&nbsp; It was your money to begin with.&nbsp; However, if the money was returned to you with interest, the<I> interest </I>would be taxable.&nbsp; (Some states require landlords to pay interest on security deposits.)<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:41:43 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/a-returned-security-deposit-is-not-income-it-was-your-m/01/662519#M29020 TomD8 2019-06-06T09:41:43Z