My spouse is non-resident and is self-employed in our home country. How do I report income and status?

[lyuri]

My wife is non-resident and still lives in our home country. She is self-employed and files her taxes there. I seem to be getting a refund that is due to her having no Canadian income. 

Is this correct? How should I report her income? I don't want to claim more than what I am owed.

[TurboTaxSusan]

Unless you can prove that you supported your spouse (with money transfer, etc…), then it’s best not to take the spousal amount: https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/replies/2647950

[lyuri]

Thanks! How do I enter the net income so that I don't claim the spousal amount? The link here just says enter it as net income. Should I declare it as 'Other Income'?

[TurboTaxSusan]

On the left side menu, choose Additional Information about [Spouse’s Name] from under My Info.
Answer No to the question “Was [Spouse’s Name]'s net income for 2018 zero?”. Then you can put in $15,000 for their Net Income.