(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer. Origin of emptor. 1870-1875. 1870-75; < Latin: buyer, equivalent to em(ere) to buy + -tor -tor, with intrusive -p-. Examples from the Web for emptor.
Taxes. Because rent is considered income, it is taxable to the extent that your income is taxable. For example, if your income (including rent) minus any allowable exemptions and deductions is still taxable, then your rent is taxable. However, if you also use the rental property as your home, and you rent it out less than 15 days out of the year, then the rent you collect is not considered part of your income.
In fact you don't even have to report the income to the IRS. Your rental income is tax free if, during the year: 1  you rent out your home for 14 days or less), and. 2  the home is used personally for more than 14 days, or more than 10% of the total days it is rented to others at a fair rental price. ( 3 IRC Sec. 280A(g).).