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posted Oct 30, 2019 3:34:06 PM

I'm a self-employed consultant (travelling overseas) but live in BC, TurboTax is asking me for a province of self-employment. Do I put BC?

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Level 15
Oct 30, 2019 3:34:07 PM

As a BC resident, you are considered to reside there and your Self-Employment would be based there as well. Only if you had a permanent business establishment elsewhere, would you choose a province other than BC as your province of Self-Employment. If you were self-employed in 2017, enter the province or territory where you had a permanent business establishment.

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-re...

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Level 15
Oct 30, 2019 3:34:07 PM

As a BC resident, you are considered to reside there and your Self-Employment would be based there as well. Only if you had a permanent business establishment elsewhere, would you choose a province other than BC as your province of Self-Employment. If you were self-employed in 2017, enter the province or territory where you had a permanent business establishment.

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-re...