CRA has confirmed that they know to file us together as a couple, even if our returns are done separately.
But there is still the matter of both of us being funnelled into the brand new (and much more expensive) "Self Employed" category, when neither of us are self employed. It seems like the term "Self Employed" being used by Turbo Tax is simply a title for a specific tier of service, which comes with an extra charge, which could be used to cover anyone, self employed or not, with the returns being filed to the CRA without that designation (unless the person is actually self employed).
CRA has also confirmed that the term "self employed" is irrelevant to them anyway.
So, even though nothing has changed for me since last year, suddenly, me owning the same property I claimed on all previous tax returns, forces me to choose the "Self Employed" category, and then pay $500 total for both returns ($250 each), even though my wife does not own a property, and is not self employed, and would have only been charged $145 without my return added. She is basically being asked to file under a category she isn't even in, just because I own a property.
This drastic increase in charges and the "Self Employment" category are all new as of this year, yet nothing has changed on our ends. It is because of this that I will stop using Turbo Tax and go elsewhere. I do not take kindly to blatant price gouging.
