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Originally Posted by Mightyfire89
I drive a handivan for a charitable organization and get paid monthly by cheque. The person who runs the org says they don’t provide any info to the government. My question is: Do I need to include these earnings on my tax return? When I plug it into tax software as an independent contractor, I’m taxed at nearly 25%, which seems steep.
Any help?
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Ignoring the employee vs contractor stuff, you'd input it in the return either way. The only question is where (ie: T slip vs other income vs T2125 self employment etc.).
Taxed at around 25% sounds about right. Lowest tax brackets are 14.5% Federal and 8% Provincial for Alberta.