(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 Tax Information. Tags: Tax Information. With very few exceptions, all income earned by American taxpayers â both individuals and entities â is taxable in one way or another. This, not surprisingly, includes income earned by renting property. Whether this income is payable by the individual or an entity depends on who the legal owner of the property is, but the income remains taxable.