Owns Three house property

If a person has three house property, then instead of showing two self occupied and one deemed let out.

Cant we show the third property as let out for 1 months and vacant for rest of the year owing to such vacancy.

In first case annual value shall be taken as expected rent for 12 months.

In second case, we can offer taxation for 1 month rent only owing to vanancy.

Whats your views on that.
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This discussion explores a tax planning idea for individuals owning three house properties. The core question is whether one property, instead of being treated as 'deemed let out', can be declared as let out for just one month and vacant for the rest of the year to reduce tax liability. While the intention is to claim vacancy loss, the consensus leans towards this not being a viable long-term strategy, as it could be viewed as tax avoidance, especially when the property is technically considered 'deemed let out' for tax purposes.

As per my view, vaccancy loss is available only when the house is offered for tenancy. If it is self occupied , the it is 'Deemed let out'. It's well accepted that the house is vaccant, but for taxation purpose it is to be Deemed as let out. Hence I think this may not work.
Vacancy loss is available when house is offered for tenancy. We can hang a hoarding outside house stating 'to let' but actually not being let out. just a tax planing to avoid deemed let out of 12 months.
This might work for a year or two. But claiming a vaccancy loss all the year would surely seen as a mischief. Kindly refer Vivek Jain vs ACIT
Ok thanks, but 1 year or so would do enough😄

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