Government warns landlords over rental tax

Government spokesperson Nick Mangwana defended ZIMRA’s intensified crackdown on rental income, insisting that any house generating rental income must be taxed and warning landlords to comply. The government is determined to boost revenue through this crackdown. The tax authority requested property details from upmarket areas like Borrowdale Brooke to identify landlords. Landlords argue the crackdown is aggressive during economic hardship, calling it insensitive and out of touch. The rental income blitz reveals the government’s urgent need to close the tax gap as fiscal pressures mount.