Guide to Tax Return - Individuals

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(D) How to Complete the Return

Part 3    Property Tax

Item point Only report details of properties which you were the SOLE OWNER, as registered in the Land Registry, and were LET during the year in this part.
Item point Do not report rental income from properties jointly owned or co-owned by you here. Separate Property Tax Returns will be issued in respect of the jointly owned or co-owned properties. If you have not received a Property Tax Return for any let property that is jointly owned or co-owned by you, please fill in Form IR6129 or inform this Department in writing.
Item point The property location should be the full address as registered in the Land Registry.
Item point The rental income should be the gross rental income for the whole letting period in the year, not monthly rental. [ item (3) of paper return ]
Item point Apart from rates paid by you and irrecoverable rent, you are not entitled to any further deductions such as Government rent, management fee, renovation or refurbishment expenses and utilities charges, etc. A statutory allowance for repairs and outgoings at 20% of the assessable value will be automatically granted in the assessment. [ item (4) of paper return ]
Item point If you complete paper return and you had more than two SOLELY-OWNED properties let during the year, supply details of other properties in the same format on a separate sheet. Then enter the TOTAL no. of properties let, amount of the rates paid by you and irrecoverable rent and gross rental income after deductions of all properties let in boxes [8], [9] and [10] respectively. For Internet Filing, you may report up to three properties and supply details of other properties in the 'Supplementary Information on Tax Return' text box.
Item point In case you are the executor of the estate of a deceased SOLE OWNER of properties, you should declare income from the properties owned by the deceased in the return issued to you in the capacity of the executor of the estate of the deceased owner, not in your own return.
Attention: Election for Personal Assessment may reduce your tax liability.
(May 2026)