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Reimbursing Faculty for Rental Payments During Research Travel
October 8, 2025
Q. A faculty member is renting a property from another faculty member while doing research in another state. These costs were submitted for reimbursement through expense reports. Would the university have an obligation to report the payments as taxable income to the landlord faculty member, like on a 1099?
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(Answered by IOFM's third-party tax expert)
Your institution would not have a reporting obligation to the property owner. You are reimbursing the employee, not the landlord. As long as…
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