How do I enter other employment income?
Some common types of other employment income are:
- Foreign employment income (Foreign income slip)
- Royalties (T5 slip – box 17)
- Income from an employee-profit sharing plan (T4PS slip)
- Research grants, wage-loss replacement income, medical premium benefits, veteran’s benefits, wage-earner protection program (T4A slip)
- Tips, gratuities, and occasional earnings (may not be reported on a slip, or may be reported on a T4 slip – box 14)
- Clergy’s housing allowance or amount for eligible utilities (T4 slip – box 14)
For more info see Line 10400 – Other employment income.
By comparison, other income is often not related to employment not related to employment and is treated differently for income tax. Some examples include: scholarships, bursaries, alimony, and retirement allowances. For more examples, see Line 13000 - Other Income.
To enter other employment income from a slip or form:
- Answer the initial Personal Info interview questions if you haven't already. This unlocks 2024 tax return.
- From 2024 tax return, under Add to your return, enter the type of slip, and select that type of slip from the results list.
- On the screen for the applicable tax slip, enter your other employment income amount in the appropriate box.
- If you don’t see an appropriate box, but you see Other boxes, try selecting it. This is the case, for example, with royalty income from box 17 of a T5 slip.
- Select the Done with [slip].
- Select the icon of the magnifying glass (or Find) on TurboTax, and type Slips.
- Select T-Slips from the options that appear, then select Go.
- At Entering your federal T-slips, select your slips from the list, then select Continue. TurboTax will display a separate entry screen for each slip you select.
- Follow the steps to enter the information from your slips. Be sure to enter the information exactly as it appears on each slip.
- If you don’t see an appropriate box, but you see Other boxes, try selecting it. This is the case, for example, with royalty income from box 17 of a T5 slip.
- Select the Done with [slip].
To enter other employment income not reported on a slip or form:
- Answer the initial Personal Info interview questions if you haven't already. This unlocks 2024 tax return
- From 2024 tax return, under Add to your return, enter Other, and select Tips, Gratuities, and Other Employment Income.
- At Other Employment Income Sources, fill in the boxes as applicable for Tips, gratuities or occasional earning, or under Other employment income, Specify, and Amount, and then select Continue.
- If you don’t see an appropriate box, but you see Other boxes, try selecting it. This is the case, for example, with royalty income from box 17 of a T5 slip.
- Select the icon of the magnifying glass (or Find) on TurboTax, then type Employment into the search field.
- Select Other employment income from the options that appear, then select Go. Other Income appears.
- At Other Employment Income Sources, fill in the boxes as applicable for Tips and gratuities received, Occasional earnings, or under Other employment income, Specify and Amount, and then select Continue.