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My sister is a tax professional and does my taxes and she had done Amazon Flex in the past so as soon as I started Uber Eats she reminded me to keep track of my miles. I use my car's trip recorder and wrote them down at the end of every delivery session.
You’re an independent contractor because I resell on Amazon eBay Shopify I think people are getting this lead and people don’t do the research and the Amazon flex is not worth it. She should know that.
Another tip for the mileage: if your name isn’t listed on the auto loan or lease document you can’t deduct any business miles that you track. Found this out in January this year. My sister’s ex drove her car and did DD and UberEats last year and their name wasn’t on the auto loan. When they started putting in the work mileage on TurboTax it said they couldn’t deduct any work miles cause their name wasn’t on the car. Which was karma for being a horrible person to my sister
@@kaylapodelco5327 I’m not sure about if you’re married if you can deduct miles or not. Ask a CPA about that. I don’t see why you couldn’t deduct them if you’re married and file jointly
Good morning Bri ' . I remember " way back when " . Such as now , I was working as an independent contractor , I waited until the last minute to prepare for my tax write offs and I can still remember the headaches caused by my foolishness . The end result wasn't that terrible but was certainly a learning experience . I'm sure that if I " kept up with it " I would have been much better off . Some beautiful weather here today so I'm gonna' get at it and " do what I do " . Enjoy your day , keep smiling and see you when...
Very obvious question that I’m not seeing on any of these videos, how do you prove your mileage when claiming? What’s to stop someone from lying and claiming more miles than actually driven. (Honest question I’m new to side gigs)
Bri, is it any harder to file taxes or do the tax work being a gig driver than it is for any other job? Or is it more simple than it seems? Also, I read somewhere that a lot of drivers do taxes quarterly instead of yearly. Is that true?
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@RideAlongWithBri Great video!! Quick question: Do you only track the amount of miles or do you note the beginning milage on your odometer, then ending odometer reading after each delivery?
I just became a DoorDasher today. Do I keep all my gas receipts and mail all those receipts at tax season or do I just add them all up but keep the receipts just in case?
After calculating all of my expenses, repairs, gas, the cost of my vehicle and for how long it lasted having delivered full time I found that atleast 30% of my earnings went right back into my vehicle. Now I'm left owing thousands back to the IRS. Realistically doordash/Uber drivers should not have to pay taxes .69/mile pretty much only covered gas.
Uber did not provide me with a 1099 for 2022. They told me one is not provided unless you make over $20,000 per year. I made just under that amount as I started in June and work very part-time.
Hopefully you can answer this question Bri. I've asked a few people on RU-vid and several Spark drivers and they pretty much all have a different answer. Does my mileage start from the minute I accept an offer? I've been told by other Spark drivers they deduct mileage from the time they leave there house till they get home. I've heard you start tracking your mileage from the time you accept an offer until your last stop being the customer. I've also heard your mileage starts at the store up to the time you are finished with the last customer. In other words you can only deduct mileage from the store to the customer and nothing else. Can you please clear this mileage thing up, thank you in advance.
You can claim the mileage if accept an order to get to the store. If you are driving to the store on your own time to get orders in close proximity TO START THE DAY, then those miles are not suppose to be claimed. Those are considered personal commute miles. Key is returning back to store area after a delivery CAN be claimed. If on last delivery and just driving home from that location, those are personal commute miles and not suppose to be claimed.
@@Bamapride1985 Thank you Michael, that's kinda what I thought although a tax person just told me yesterday that the only miles that are deductible are from the store, to the customer and back to the store. No miles from home to the store or from your last stop to home. She said you don't get paid to drive to work or back home. Appreciate the info, thanks again.
@@66lwmorgan that is fairly accurate. The thing is if you are able to accept a job to go to your first delivery while at home and leave to go perform that delivery, those miles are business miles. If you live 20 miles out of town and have to drive to get in a "hot zone" then that mileage is not suppose to be counted. You will have reported delivery mileage that they report as miles you are on deliveries. These will not count the mileage to get back to your zone while doing deliveries so your reported miles are going to be more than what app reports to irs. This is what can cause red flag for being audited especially if large differences.
@@66lwmorgan Basically, you can think of it as applicable mileage whenever you have the app(s) turned on for the app(s) to send you offers. Some folks turn their apps on for accepting offers while still at home. Some travel to (and from) places in order to start/finish accepting delivery offers (where they turn on/off their apps). For example, I usually gas up each morning at a nearby Costco. I like to begin receiving offers after I gas up. That’s when I turn on my apps. And that’s when I begin to track my miles as business miles. After my final delivery, I’ll turn off my apps and no longer count my miles as business miles. Also, if I take a break during the day and turn my apps off, I will count my miles driven when my apps are off as personal.
Do you need to track the starting miles everyday and the miles when you finish or you can just add the whole miles for that day (for all 3 platforms) ?
I contract as a driver for a delivery food service. I’m an independent contractor for the last two years. Now I have to get a business license with the federal government and the city I deliver in. Have you been required to be license with Uber, door dash ect.?
Lol what we really need is simplified taxes. Current system is broken.... corporations are not people. Consumable tax no fed no state just on what you buy. House Apt car food gas etc. No once a year nonsense... however still in favor of credits issued once a year to those in need.
I have a question to Bri or anyone who knows: if you do multiple gigs and have multiple 1099’s let’s say three of them, how much per 1099 do you pay to the tax professional to file!? Ex: I had one 1099 and I paid $350 by H&R Block. But if I had like three forms to file then would it be much more!? Ty!!
So with the Standard deduction you can write off your phone bill by 50%. What about other things like car insurance, new tires, vehicle registration, smog, oil changes? Or no becuase your using the standard deduction? Sorry first time filing as a Doordash driver so just wanna make sure I do it right. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
So if I go the expense route instead of the standard mileage deduction can I use the miles driven to see how much gas I’ve used like that as well because I had to get break pads and tires while dashing I hope this makes sense
i use stride it help with keeping up with gas an miles , i also deduce anything like my mechanic work parts i bought tires last year i bought to bags from amazon i got other things to i know to deduct didnt know my phone thinks bri . what i do upload print out on my printer
Listen to anyone that gets a traffic violation on the road whether driving for personal trips or side gigs. GET AN ATTORNEY. For traffic violations it isn’t expensive and finding the right attorney will save you a burden of headaches, stress, lost time with court dates etc. When you get an attorney it’s a one time fee, the attorney shows up to court for you and gets that violation dismissed. You won’t get any points on your driving record meaning your insurance will not go up for three, five or seven years depending on the violation. I learned from experience take this information vital from me.
It has to be used for business purposes so no. Now you could argue that you listen to podcasts to help make you a better driver and earn more money then that is work related. If you go that route you need to use the percentage of business miles to personal miles on your vehicle and use that percentage of your total cost. Example: if 75% of your miles on your car are business miles than you deduct 75% of the cost of your Sirius bill. The other 25% is for personal use and would NOT be tax deductible. Just read the IRS website. All your answers are there.
Generally, employers would deduct your income tax from your paycheck. Gig apps like Uber do not employ you. You are an independent contractor using their service to accept work. You technically work for yourself as far as the IRS is concerned. So, you need to pay your own taxes on any money you make.
If you do UE and DD together, how do you track your miles? Let’s say I turn both apps on and work them both all day. Do I have to keep track of both their miles separately or can I just throw them both together?
I make 180-200 per day 5x per week, how much should I put aside per day ? I fucking hate All of this shit, I’m 40k in debt , how am I supposed to pay my debt off, my car payment, food, and everything and pay so much in taxes. It’s fucking ridiculous. I’m also stressed cause I was in rehab for 2 years so adjusting to this all over again is just a mental nightmare
if one isnt a tax person who actually does uber taxes..or lyft or..sharing tax info may or may not be correct. the 2023 laws for gig workers has changed and will change again...and dont have a w2 at the same time..
Good morning Bri ' , having a bit of a busy morning right now so I'm answering a bit later than usual plus the doc' s appointment is today so I will have to stop soon anyway . That being said , it's always good to hear from you . The tax deduction scenario has always been one of those things that I never did mind simply because I never did mind figuring out mathematical numbers and such but I hated seeing the due date come around . My acceptance rate{s } vary from time to time due to those days where " a little bit is better than nothing " . I'll have to let you go here , do have a great weekend . Of course , keep smiling and I'll see you when.... 😀
I was bummed out today thinking that I xould deduct all of my mileage. Commuting mil3s are not tax deductible and I dont believe your miles "in transit" are deductible.
I made over 3 thousand last year because I started with them at the end of November. I’m talking about Uber on this one. Even getting close to 4 grand for 5 weeks they said I did not make enough to be 1099. For 2022. So not sure why but for 2022 600 is wrong or I would have been issued a 1099
@@SteffieInTheChi it’s something I was not expecting because I’m ohio it’s the same 600 threshold so I have to believe something may have changed just temporarily
Have you ever been audited? I kinda just came up with a number as far as writing off and kinda just took what I put on my car and said well I did doordash 70% of that so I’ll just put that I guess. Hoping for the best and I used chat gpt to make a table and put it in excel
Keep in mind that if you end up owning more than $1000 in taxes, the IRS could give you a penalty. That's why experts recommend to pay quarterly, it also prevents you from spending money that belongs to the IRS
Since the new standard deduction increase made under Trump, how can there be enough deductions to get above the standard deduction? Tracking could be a hell of a lot of work with no reward, under the new rules. Didn't used to be like that.
I have a question so i have worked 2 jobs all 2023 and the last of last year for like 4 months i did Ubereats , I completed 249-269 delivers and only made like 2500. What do i do next because I do have actual w2s to file including putting down my income for ubereats.. also .. I was told that i would not get a 1099 of any sort because I did not qualify.. but i did make 2500 just off the completed orders.
At the end of the year doesn't uber show you the miles you drove to use on taxes if so does it show total miles while logged in or just the milles from pick to drop off? Thank you
They only show the miles from p/u to delivery (active hour miles). So you won’t want to use their noted mileage, but the mileage you track while your app(s) are on and you are accepting deliveries. You can’t include “commute” miles - the miles you drive with your apps off in order to get to an area where you then turn your apps on. But other than your commuting miles, you should use all miles driven while your apps are on and you are accepting deliveries.
@@lgrinaker If I turn my app on when pulling out of the driveway, and leave it on for the entire shift, those miles count ? I live near a hotspot and usually get an order the second I turn it on anyway. Some mornings, when that does not happen, I start driving towards a hotspot but I already have the app on.
@@quackaholicsanonymous7210 Yes. Anytime you have your app actually on *and are accepting deliveries* (whether active on a delivery or not) counts. The apps only report on “active delivery” miles, so that’s why you should be using separate records to log your miles while your app is on to accept deliveries (not just “active delivery” miles).
I've got a big 🎉 question im on disability and i wanna start Dashing but i don't wanna go over the amount im allowed to make a month. Which i won't have that happen or do that. How do u do taxes? Because they don't deduct any, do u set momey aside? What apps do u use to help you qith write offs? Like i said this would be a perfect job for me on disability. Can anyone help me out with how u guys hold the taxes each week? And do u use the app everlance? Its says i can dash right now. Im to scared 🏧 tho. Until i figure out how to manage the money thats mine and manage the money thats not mine that i pay back in taxes. I was working at fedex ground as a package handler for a year in a half i got a rotator cuff injury so I've been out of work. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO PUT AWAY FOF THE TAXES AND WHAT ALL AND HOW I WRITE OFF. THANKS‼️❤️
I started driving for uber eats last year but I did not make enough money to be taxable but I don't know who many miles I have added to my car this year what do I do ?
Because we are independent contractors (self-employed), you have to file quarterly too. So, among other things, it will depend on what you’ve already paid throughout the year.
If you pay 30% of your earnings, you most likely paid more than you owe, and will get a refund. Also you can put money into a traditional ira or HSA account to reduce your tax bill.
So if I just started working for DoorDash in January of this year and made a bit over $600 so far, do I still need to file taxes for DD by April 18 through the Solo app?
@@Matthew-oq1hx The company send YOU a 1099 and they send the IRS the same 1099. The IRS already has your 1099. If you don't file the IRS will know. Just file your taxes dude.
@@Matthew-oq1hx any income you make over $600 must be filed on your taxes, even if a 1099 wasn’t issued to you. If you use TurboTax, I believe it’s reported as “other income “somewhere along the line.
@@JEazy86 You don’t need to “file” taxes. I mean you need to file your 2022 taxes but for your 1099 job just pay “estimated tax” using 1040ES before April 15, 2023. Doesn’t hurt. If you overpaid at the end of the year you’ll get a refund. I’m not a tax expert btw 😬
Does anyone put aside any percentage they make while dashing? I don’t see anyone bring it up. Say I make $80 door dashing for 3 hours. Do I need to put a percentage of that away for taxes? Or no?
That’s what I’ma start to do. I opened another savings account that ima name Taxes just for my taxes. so every week im going to put 16 percent of my earnings into that account. The rest goes into my actual savings account
