I lived with a common-law spouse for several years. He would like me to give him receipts for the contributions he made to our rent, going back a few years, so he can try to make a claim related to his self-employment. He believes I should have been giving him receipts all along because the lease was entirely in my name, making him some sort of sublessor. I am hesitant to issue him receipts because I believe I would then be obliged to declare rental income, and I have no idea how I would calculate expenses to offset that "income". Am I right to be concerned? As an alternative, could I just give him copies of the receipts from the landlord (which are in my name) and let him try to make his claim based on the total?
