Why am being prompted to report communal income and to upgrade to the self-employment version of turbo tax when I have no communcal income nor am I self employed?

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March 8, 2023
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I have not indicated in my profile that I am self-employed or have communal income. How do I get past this screen?

TurboTaxSusan

If you've entered an amount from any of the boxes on the slips listed here, you have what the 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
T3 slip: box 24 (foreign business income)

If you have an amount in any of these boxes, TurboTax will ask additional questions to report the income as self-employment/business income. You only need to answer basic information, such as business name and address (can be your own), industry code, and fiscal period (Jan 01 to December 31).

tbmet

Thanks Susan for the explanation. Absolutely none of what you identified below applies to me yet I am being forced to upgrade to self-employment version too. I am not self-employed. I do not have 'communal income'. Turbo Tax used to be absolutely fantastic, now it seems like a cash grab. I'll be taking my business elsewhere.

GHarpe

In order to help you with this situation, we believe your best option is to contact our telephone support team for further assistance, as they have the option to view your screen to help resolve the issue. To contact them, please follow this link: Contact Us.

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