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Does Grubhub Take Out Taxes For You?
Does Grubhub take taxes out for you as a delivery contractor? They do not. The critical thing to remember is that you're an independent contractor, not an employee. You provide services for Grubhub as a business, making you responsible for your own taxes. If you're not careful, this could leave…
Doordash Taxes Made Easy: The Complete Guide for Dashers by a Dasher
How do 1099 taxes work for Doordash delivery drivers? Dashers are self-employed independent contractors, meaning Doordash taxes are small business taxes. That's both good news and bad news. It's good news because you can write off expenses more easily than if you were an employee. It's bad news because you're…
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Should I Deliver on Christmas for Doordash, Uber Eats and others?
Is it a good or bad idea to deliver for Grubhub, Doordash, Uber Eats, or others during a holiday like Christmas? Can I make money Dashing through the holidays? Should I do it? There's no right or wrong answer to this. It all boils down to making personal and business…
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49 Uber Eats Tax Deductions (and How to Know If You Can Claim Them)
What can you write off for your taxes as an Uber Eats independent contractor? Other than mileage or car expenses, what else is there? Independent contractor status allows you to deduct business expenses. Missing legitimate deductions hurts your pocketbook, as you pay more than you have to. However, if you…
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My Public Comment on the Department of Labor's Proposed Independent Contractor Rule
I wrote this out preparing to leave my comments for the Department of Labor on their proposed new rule about independent contractors. I had to shorten my actual comments due to the character limit, but here’s the gist. You can leave comments until December 13 at https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/WHD-2022-0003-0001 To the Department…
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Blogger Tax Deductions: Business Expenses for Content Creators
What can you write off on your taxes as a blogger? Can you even write off expenses if you don't itemize your deductions? One of the most expensive mistakes you can make with your content business is ignoring your expenses. Many bloggers mistakenly believe they can't write off the cost…
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Do Bloggers and Content Creators Have to File Quarterly Taxes?
Do bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers, and other content creators have to pay quarterly taxes? What exactly are quarterly taxes (and does that mean we have extra taxes to pay)? What kind of trouble can you get into if you don't make quarterly payments? All of this tax stuff can be overwhelming.…
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Grubhub Mileage Deduction: Writing Off Car Expenses
Most Grubhub delivery contractors use their personal vehicles to make their deliveries. If you do, you can get a significant tax write-off from tracking and deducting car expenses on your tax return. Don't make the mistake of ignoring this tax deduction. It's a mistake that can cause you to pay…
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More High Pay Offers for 50% Acceptance Rate: Is Doordash Lying?
Doordash's latest promise to Dashers has been that they’ll give priority on high paying orders if you accept more offers. Dashers with a minimum 4.5 customer rating who accept 50% or more of their delivery offers supposedly get priority access to high-paying orders. Many Dashers have figured out that one…
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Surprising First Impressions Monetizing My Site with Mediavine
Note: I originally wrote this in June, 2020 on a different site that I've since discontinued. As I write more here about the business of content creation, I decided to transfer this article over here. I've done a few things with monetization with my EntreCourier website. Some affiliate stuff here,…
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