TurboTax could be telling you that you are self-employed because of the income in certain boxes on slips. 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 83T4A slip: box 20 or 48T4A 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)When you file with TurboTax, you will be directed to the version that best suits your needs based on complexity, to ensure you are getting the best possible tax outcome for the best value as seen in this TurboTax FAQ: Why did I have to upgrade my TurboTax Online edition? Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

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sandy-slater

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I'm not self employed but Turbo Tax insists I upgrade to it from Premier. What can I do?

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
March 29, 2023
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Bluesky33

TurboTax could be telling you that you are self-employed because of the income in certain boxes on slips.

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)

When you file with TurboTax, you will be directed to the version that best suits your needs based on complexity, to ensure you are getting the best possible tax outcome for the best value as seen in this TurboTax FAQ: Why did I have to upgrade my TurboTax Online edition?

Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

sandy-slaterAuthor

Thanks but it didn't help.

I followed your suggestions but the place I seem to be stuck is that my T4A(P) slip imported from CRA shows a "Retirement benefit" in box 14 and again in box 20 as "Taxable CPP benefits".

How can I change the box 20 entry. I work part time so I have a T4 and receive CPP and OAS as a senior.

I appreciate the help. Otherwise I'm going to have to ditch Turbotax entirely this year.