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What to do with Interest Earned on Security Deposit
Hi BP Community,
My tenant's security deposit earned about $9 in interest this year. He is moving out at the end of the month, and assuming he will be getting his full deposit back, what do I do with the interest? I prefer to give it to the tenant (and I'm going to assume there is some law requiring me to do that anyway), but how do I also pass on the tax liability to him? I realize that the tax on $9 is negligible, but this is more of a "big picture" thing so I learn how to do it the right way when I (hopefully) have dozens of units that might be earning hundreds/thousands of dollars per year in interest someday.
Thanks!