Received payment for writing articles for an American magazine - how to claim?

I received two separate payments for writing articles for a magazine. There are no income slips or anything, they simply sent me cheques in USD that I cashed at my bank.

What option should I select on the Income & work related expenses page? Foreign under employed (the magazine was basically freelance, no relation to my actual employer). Or self-employed? Or use the tips/casual labour option?

When I put in the amounts, should it be the US value, or the Canadian one? Do I need to consider the exchange rates?

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Jan 16, 2023 11:03:26 AM

You can enter the amount on the Foreign Income slip. To do so in TurboTax Online:

Select Find (or the magnifying glass icon) from the top right
In the Find window, type in foreign and then choose “Foreign Income” from the list. Then click “Go”.
On the “Foreign Income - Summary” page, click “Enter New foreign income for [Your Name]”.
Input your information, then click “Continue” to save.

Enter in only Canadian amounts.

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Received payment for writing articles for an American magazine - how to claim?