A private contractor means that income is self employed income. Click "Income" then "Self Employment" then "Business or Professional Activities." You would select the first option, "Professional, Commission, and/or Other type of business" and then follow the prompts to enter your income and expenses.
Do you have T-slips for any of these income amounts? In each job, were you considered an employee or self-employed?
Thanks. What industry code would I use to describe yoga instructor?
A private contractor means that income is self employed income. Click "Income" then "Self Employment" then "Business or Professional Activities." You would select the first option, "Professional, Commission, and/or Other type of business" and then follow the prompts to enter your income and expenses.
what are the deductions I could claim from running small business from my home
As you continue through the Self Employment section, you will get to the Business Use of Home portion.
can I make a claim even though I didn't make any money in 2016
You can make a claim...however you can't use business use of home expenses to create or increase a business loss...the expenses will carry forward to be applied business profit in a future tax year.
sorry don't understand I had income from another source put a fare amount of money out as start up costs this cannot be deducted on my income tax return
As I stated, and as is stated on the CRA link that I posted, business use of home expenses can not be used to create or increase a business loss. If you have other expenses, you may enter those, but home expenses will not do anything on this year's tax return.