Doordash does not track miles for you when you deliver for them. They may provide you with an estimate of your total miles driven at the end of the year. However, that estimate doesn’t meet IRS documentation requirements. Why is this important? As an independent contractor, business expenses serve as write-offs for Doordash Dashers. For …
Most Doordash delivery contractors use their personal vehicle to deliver meals and merchandise. Those who do can get a significant tax write-off from tracking and deducting car expenses on their tax return. Unfortunately, too many people either don’t know they can write off their vehicle expenses or mistakenly believe they can’t do so. That mistake …
As you may know, the IRS lets you choose between actual expenses and the standard mileage allowance when claiming car expenses as a gig worker. It’s one or the other. You can’t do both. However, there are three exceptions you may be unaware of. We’ll examine three car-related expenses and why you can claim them …
As an independent contractor in the gig economy (Doordash, Uber Eats, Instacart, Lyft, etc.), the IRS lets you choose how to write off your car expenses. You can either claim the actual cost of driving, or claim a standard mileage allowance (a flat rate per mile driven). How do you know which is better? How …
It’s tax time, and you didn’t track your miles as an independent contractor delivering for Doordash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, Instacart, or others. Is it time to panic? Maybe you didn’t know or think you needed to. Or perhaps you didn’t realize you CAN claim your miles even when taking a standard deduction. All you know …
The IRS allows you to claim your car expenses if you drive for your deliveries as an independent contractor (or for rideshare trips). Whether you claim the standard mileage rate or use the actual expense method, you must have written evidence of your business miles. Another article discussed how to track miles for gig economy …
If you drive as an independent contractor for food delivery apps like Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Instacart, or rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft and so many others, tracking miles makes a HUGE difference in your tax bill. Delivery contractors in the gig economy put hundreds, if not thousands, of miles on their cars. At the …
For those of us using our cars for gig economy delivery, our car expenses are usually the most significant expense item on our tax returns. How does the car expense thing work for delivery drivers? What does it mean when we can claim either miles or actual expenses? We’ll talk about how it works to …
If you drive much as a rideshare contractor for Uber or Lyft, or as a delivery independent contractor for companies like Doordash, Instacart, Uber Eats and Grubhub, you can wear your car out quickly. Repairs and replacement for all that wear and tear can be expensive. It can also keep you off the road. Sometimes …
Prop 22 is going into effect and with it is a pay model that includes 30 cents per mile. How does that impact the ability to claim miles on your taxes? Can you still claim miles on your taxes if you’re getting paid 30 cents per mile in California? You can claim 100% of your …
There’s a lot of concern that you might not be able to claim all your miles with Grubhub since they pay by the mile. After all, if Grubhub (or any other delivery app) pays by the mile, some will tell you that’s a reimbursement. That could cost a lot of money. Can I claim all …
One of the biggest objections I see to employee status is that being an employee would eliminate the mileage deduction. Now that AB5 has passed and that couriers for Grubhub, Postmates, Doordash, Uber Eats may well become employees, this is an important question. The answer? It would. They took away the deduction for unreimbursed expenses. …