Self Employed and Married

by Dan
(Canada)

Hi there.

So I am self employed and have been for the past year. I am in the middle of doing my taxes, (gonna try without a accountant).

Question I have is this:

As a self employed individual, I know I have to fill in my T1 with the business income as my income, but what I wanted to know is how do I file for my wife? Do I just do her return seperate?

Thanks
Dan

Hi Dan,

To report your business income, make sure you use schedule T2125 to calculate your net business income. Also, I hope your are up to speed on how to audit proof your claim as self employed people are considered higher risk and audited more frequently by CRA for non-compliance.

Check out my chat on the downside to your business if you fail to have good bookkeeping practices. It explains where small business owners run into trouble ... then you can keep an eye out to make sure you aren't making those common errors.

With regards your wife's tax return. You would report her as usual ... a separate return if she has income ... or in the "information about your spouse" section on the first page of the T1 Jacket if she doesn't have income. You don't do anything differently than in the past. Being self employed for tax purposes just means you have to complete schedule T2125 as I mentioned above.






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