Taxes & Deductions
Filing, deductions, quarterlies, and 1099s for people who drive for a living.
Taxes & DeductionsSchedule C Audit Red Flags for Gig Drivers
The five Schedule C flags that draw IRS attention to drivers, real audit-rate numbers, and the one log that defuses them all.
Taxes & DeductionsWhy You Owe So Much: The Gig Driver Tax Shock, Explained
No withholding plus 15.3% self-employment tax is why April hurts - a worked $35,000 driving year, decomposed line by line.
Taxes & DeductionsCar Loan Interest and Gig Driving: Two Deductions People Miss
Interest is not covered by the standard mileage rate: the business share belongs on Schedule C, and the new 0,000 personal deduction is separate - never the same dollars twice.
Taxes & DeductionsCan Gig Drivers Take the Home Office Deduction?
Most gig drivers fail the exclusive-use test - but the ones who pass turn the drive to their zone into deductible business miles.
Taxes & DeductionsLLC vs Sole Proprietor for Gig Driving: Honest Math
By default an LLC changes nothing on your federal taxes - the honest math on state fees, liability, and when an S-corp actually pays.
Taxes & DeductionsThe 1099-NEC Threshold Just Jumped to $2,000: What Changes for Gig Drivers
The 1099-NEC reporting floor tripled to $2,000 for 2026 payments - fewer forms, identical taxable income, and your own log as the only proof.
Taxes & DeductionsThe Qualified Tips Deduction: What Gig Drivers Can Actually Claim
Rideshare and delivery drivers are on the IRS qualifying occupation list - but your Schedule C profit, not the $25,000 cap, sets what you can actually deduct.
Taxes & DeductionsSelf-Employment Tax for Gig Drivers, Explained
The 15.3% nobody warned you about: what it is, who owes it at $400 of profit, and a worked 2026 example from $20,000 gross to the tax actually due.
Taxes & DeductionsMissed Your Quarterly Tax Payments? The Catch-Up Playbook
The penalty for a missed estimated payment is daily interest, not a fine - the 2026 rates, the worked math on one miss, and the fastest ways to catch up.
Taxes & DeductionsThe Self-Employed Health Insurance Deduction for Drivers
Buy your own coverage? The above-the-line premium deduction, its net-profit cap, and the month-by-month employer-plan rule, explained for drivers.
Taxes & DeductionsThe IRS Just Raised the Mileage Rate to 76 Cents - Mid-Year
Announcement 2026-11 makes every July-December business mile worth 76 cents - and makes split-year mileage records mandatory. The math and the moves.
Taxes & Deductions12 Gig Driver Tax Deductions Beyond Mileage (2026)
Twelve deductions that stack on the 2026 mileage rates (72.5 then 76 cents) - phone plan, hot bags, tolls, platform fees, health insurance, and where each goes on your return.
Taxes & DeductionsThe QBI Deduction: Do Gig Drivers Get the Extra 20% Off?
The 20% QBI deduction is now permanent - who qualifies, the 2026 math and taxable-income cap, and the new $400 minimum.
Taxes & DeductionsThe 1099-K in 2026: What Gig Drivers Actually Receive
The threshold is back to $20,000 and 200 transactions - which form each platform sends, the new $2,000 1099-NEC rule, and why no form still means tax owed.
Taxes & DeductionsSchedule C for Gig Drivers, Line by Line
Where every driver number actually goes on Schedule C - the mileage deduction on line 9, the Part IV vehicle questions, and the five misfilings that cost real money.
Taxes & DeductionsAmazon Flex Taxes: A Driver's 2026 Filing Guide
The 1099-NEC from Tax Central, the mileage Amazon never records, SE tax math, and the 2026 quarterly deadlines - every figure sourced.
Taxes & DeductionsInstacart Taxes for Full-Service Shoppers (2026)
Instacart sends one 1099 and zero mileage records - the new $2,000 threshold, the tips deduction, and the filing walkthrough for shoppers.
Taxes & DeductionsUber Eats Taxes in 2026: What Couriers Owe and Deduct
What Uber reports, what it misses, and the math couriers actually owe - every figure sourced to the IRS or Uber.
Taxes & DeductionsDoorDash Taxes: The Complete 2026 Guide for Dashers
The 1099 thresholds, the 2026 mileage deduction (72.5-76 cents), the new tips deduction, and the SE tax math - every figure a Dasher files in 2026, sourced.
Taxes & DeductionsThe 2026 IRS Standard Mileage Rate: What Gig Drivers Can Actually Deduct
The rate, what it covers, which miles count, and the log the IRS expects - with the math on what unlogged miles cost you.
Taxes & DeductionsQuarterly Estimated Taxes for Gig Drivers: The 2026 Guide
Deadlines, the SE-tax math, safe harbors, penalties, and how much to set aside per quarter.