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koolmom212
Asked May 2018
My mom pays me rent, is this considered pay down for Medicaid?
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AlfredR
May 2018
Plus, if you never reported the rental income on your tax return, it will be difficult to argue that these are not gifts.
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Ahmijoy
May 2018
Becky is right. If you don’t have a rental agreement signed by both of you it’s considered a gift and won’t fly with Medicaid’s lookback.
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anonymous439773
May 2018
Do you have a signed rental agreement?
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