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May 14, 2024
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Why does TurboTax think that I am self-employed? I never said that I am and I cannot fix that, so it won't let me file online.

  • May 14, 2024
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I have submitted tuition fees, T4s, and a T5 for a mutual fund as well as income on a school grant. Does it think that the grant counts as self-employment?

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    Community Manager
    May 15, 2024

    Although you may not be self-employed, TurboTax is taking extra steps to ensure you have access to the right tools and support specific to your tax needs.

    If you've entered an amount from any of the boxes on the slips listed here, you have what the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) considers to be self-employment or business income:
    T4 slip: box 81, 82 or 83
    T4A slip: box 20 or 48
    T4A slip: box 28 and you selected Yes to the question Does the income declared in Box 028 consist of fees collected for services you provided? in TurboTax Online (needs to say NO to indicate no self-employment)
    T3 slip: box 24 (foreign business income)

     

    Thank you for choosing TurboTax.