topic My rental property was only rented out 3 months out of the year. Should I count the whole year mortgage, tax and cost as the cost of the business? or the just 3 months? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-rental-property-was-only-rented-out-3-months-out-of-the-year-should-i-count-the-whole-year/01/3108964#M1136991 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:05:52 GMT zhangzhangheng-y 2026-02-24T08:05:52Z My rental property was only rented out 3 months out of the year. Should I count the whole year mortgage, tax and cost as the cost of the business? or the just 3 months? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-rental-property-was-only-rented-out-3-months-out-of-the-year-should-i-count-the-whole-year/01/3108964#M1136991 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:05:52 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-rental-property-was-only-rented-out-3-months-out-of-the-year-should-i-count-the-whole-year/01/3108964#M1136991 zhangzhangheng-y 2026-02-24T08:05:52Z Re: My rental property was only rented out 3 months out of the year. Should I count the whole year mortgage, tax and cost as the cost of the business? or the just 3 months? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-rental-property-was-only-rented-out-3-months-out-of-the-year-should-i-count-the-whole-year/01/3108969#M1136992 <P>The whole year <STRONG><EM>if (and only if)</EM> </STRONG>the property was available for rent for the whole year.</P> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:12:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-rental-property-was-only-rented-out-3-months-out-of-the-year-should-i-count-the-whole-year/01/3108969#M1136992 Anonymous_ 2023-11-13T19:12:23Z