Every mile counts. So does every quarterly payment.
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Amazon Flex — TaxClover turns your miles into deductions and tells you what to pay by each IRS deadline.
Typical rideshare & delivery drivers: Uber · Lyft · DoorDash · Instacart · Amazon Flex · Grubhub
Driving is the rare freelance gig where the single biggest write-off isn't on a receipt — it's your mileage. At the 2026 standard rate of 72.5¢ a mile, 18,000 business miles is a $13,050 deduction. TaxClover logs your miles, reconciles your platform 1099s, and keeps a running quarterly estimate so a $0 week and a $1,400 week both land in the right plan.
What rideshare & delivery drivers write off most
TaxClover sorts each one onto the correct IRS line automatically. These are the big ones for your line of work.
Standard mileage deduction
Business miles at the 2026 rate of 72.5¢ — including the 'dead miles' driving to your first pickup and between orders.
Phone & data plan
The business-use percentage of the phone and plan you can't drive without is a utility expense.
Car supplies & passenger amenities
Phone mounts, chargers, hot bags, water and mints for passengers, car cleaning supplies.
Tolls, parking & platform fees
Tolls and parking on the job, plus any service fees the platform deducts from your gross fares.
Your Uber or DoorDash summary shows gross fares, but the platform's fees and the miles you drove are deductible. Reporting only the net deposit overpays tax — and you can't claim both standard mileage and actual car expenses, so pick one per vehicle.
Everything a rideshare & delivery driver needs to stay tax-ready
- A live quarterly estimate — federal, SE, and your state
- Schedule C expense tracking across all 22 IRS lines
- Mileage logging at the 2026 rate of 72.5¢/mile
- Receipt scanning that drafts a categorized expense
- 1099-NEC tracking and reconciliation by client
- A year-end bundle ready for your CPA or TurboTax
One plan, $19/mo or $190/yr. TaxClover doesn't file your taxes and isn't a substitute for a CPA — it makes sure you're ready for both.
Rideshare & delivery drivers tax questions
Standard mileage or actual expenses — which is better?+
For most drivers the 72.5¢ standard rate beats tracking gas, insurance, and repairs. You choose per vehicle, and once you take actual expenses you usually can't switch back. TaxClover logs miles either way.
Do I count miles between deliveries?+
Yes — miles while logged in and available, driving to pickups, and between orders are business miles. Your commute from home to the first ping is the debatable part; we flag it.
Why did I get 1099s from three apps?+
Each platform reports separately. TaxClover's 1099 tracker reconciles every platform 1099-NEC and 1099-K against the income you logged and flags mismatches over $50.
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