This is the third of a four part series on frequently asked questions about Doordash and taxes. We focus on how taxes work as a Dasher delivering for Doordash as an independent contractor. Most of these questions and answers would apply working as a contractor for other delivery services as well. How does our car …
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 …
How do you decide whether to claim actual expenses as a delivery driver for gig apps like Grubhub, Doordash, Postmates, Uber Eats, etc., and how do you know which expenses to claim? You can claim a per mile rate for your car expense. If the actual expenses are higher, you can go that route instead …
Your miles are a big part of your expenses when you deliver for Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Postmates and other gig companies, which means you need to track them. If you don’t track them, you cannot claim them. If you don’t track them AND you claim them and the IRS checks into it, it can …
Whether claiming the standard mileage deduction OR actual expenses, you need to know what miles you can claim as a delivery driver contracting with gig companies like Doordash, Grubhub, Instacart, Postmates, Uber Eats and others. Because here’s the thing: to claim either one, you have to know how many miles you have driven for business. …
For those of us using our cars for delivery for Doordash, Postmates, Uber Eats, Grubhub and others, your car expenses are usually the largest expense item on your taxes. It costs a lot to operate your car. Every mile is expensive. If you’re not tracking those expenses, it’s even more expensive because you pay extra …
It’s tax time and you didn’t track your miles as an independent contractor delivering for Doordash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, Postmates or others. Is it time to panic? Maybe you didn’t know you need to. Perhaps you didn’t think you needed it. Maybe you didn’t realize you CAN claim your miles even when taking a standard …
Let me start by saying this: Never take advice from forums like you see in Facebook groups. Just…. don’t do it. There’s a lot of bad information out there. Sometimes the bad information will get you in trouble. You believe it and claim things you’re not allowed to claim. Sometimes bad information will cost you …
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. …
