topic Re: Calculating CPP for Self-employed in 2024 - Schedule 8 Part 4 in Troubleshooting

Calculating CPP for Self-employed in 2024 - Schedule 8 Part 4

RG257 — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:30:13 GMT

Wondering if anyone else having this issue: Line 1 of Schedule 8/Part 4 isn't populating with the self-employment earnings from Line 29 of the return (T1 General form), so the CCP contribution isn't being calculated. I spent two hours with TurboTax support last night: first tech advised uninstalling and reinstalling, which I did, but this didn't fix the problem. I called again, asked right away to speak to a Tier 2 support person, and after a wait I walked them through the issue. I was first told that I should call CRA because it was a CRA issue, but I was able to show how it worked properly in the 2023 version of TurboTax, so this is a glitch with 2024. They eventually said they would "open an investigation", but that the glitch probably wouldn't be fixed in time, and they recommended that I complete the return manually. They also confirmed that the Online version is behaving in the same manner.

Line 17 of Schedule 8/Part 4 needs to feed back into Line 22200 of the return, so it isn't a matter of just filling out Schedule 8 by hand, I would need to fill out the entire return by hand.

I'm wondering if there is a work-around or easy fix that anyone has discovered.

Re: Calculating CPP for Self-employed in 2024 - Schedule 8 Part 4

JoanneLH — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:21:50 GMT

Contributions to CPP on self-employment income are calculated automatically, unless one of the following situations applies to you:

1. You turned 70 before 2024,
2. You are receiving CPP, are over 65, and have opted out of making additional contributions, or

3. You earned employment income greater than $73,200, on which you contributed the maximum amount.

Do any of these apply to you?

Re: Calculating CPP for Self-employed in 2024 - Schedule 8 Part 4

RG257 — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 14:19:20 GMT

Thank you for the response.

Unfortunately, none of those circumstances apply. She is younger than 70, not collecting CPP, and she did not earn employment income - only self employment income - and we didn't put data in the "Employment Income" boxes.

Schedule 8 populated properly on the 2023 return, but for some reason it won't work properly on the 2024 return.

Re: Calculating CPP for Self-employed in 2024 - Schedule 8 Part 4

JoanneLH — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:02:59 GMT

CPP on self-employment earnings will calculate automatically in the Home & Business product only.

Are you using the Home & Business product?

Re: Calculating CPP for Self-employed in 2024 - Schedule 8 Part 4

Jerome F — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:37:47 GMT

The 2024 tax return that I filed for my son was reassessed and sent back to him because Turbo Tax had missed the CPP payable on his self-employment income.

I updated Turbo Tax yesterday (2025-06-27) and I was pleased to see an update for Schedule 8. Schedule 8 is where the CPP is calculated on self-employment income. Sadly, this update did not resolve the issue of CPP not being calculated on self-employment income.

The problem is that the self-employment income being reported in line 29 of the T1 General Return is not being populated into Schedule 8 / Part 5 / Line 1. The work around is to use the F2 key to override Schedule 8 / Part 5 / Line 1 and then manually enter the amount from line 29 of the T1 General Return into Schedule 8 / Part 5 / Line1.

Once I over-rode this field as described above, Turbo Tax calculated an amount owing that was close to what the CRA had calculated (there was a difference of about a $1).

BTW, I am using Turbo Tax 2024 Standard

Hope this helps.