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ITR

More than two house properties

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  1. Facts

    ITR-1 allows up to two house properties for AY 2026-27. With three or more, you need ITR-2, or ITR-3 if you have business income.

  2. Provisions and law

    • Rule 12, Income-tax Rules 1962 (now Rule 164, Income-tax Rules 2026)Prescribes the ITR forms and who must use which form.
    • Sec 22, Income-tax Act 1961 (now Sec 20, Income-tax Act 2025)Income from house property.
  3. Analysis

    With three houses, only two can be treated as self-occupied; the third is let out or deemed let out. Report each in Schedule HP. Claim home loan interest as allowed. Check limits on set off of house property loss.

  4. Conclusion

    1. List all houses.
    2. Decide self-occupied and let-out ones.
    3. File ITR-2.
    4. Report each property separately.

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