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As a food delivery driver, which expenses can I claim?

by TurboTax•17• Updated 1 week ago

When working for a food delivery service like UberEats, Skip the Dishes, or DoorDash, you’re considered to be self-employed.

Common tax-deductible expenses include:

  • Your bike and accessories
  • Some phone expenses
  • Fees paid to the delivery app

If you completed your deliveries by car, you may be able to deduct vehicle expenses such as: 

  • Lease payments
  • Gas
  • Parking fees during pickup and delivery
  • Maintenance and repairs
  • Roadside assistance

Select your product and follow the steps to claim these expenses in TurboTax.

  1. Answer the initial Personal info and Tax profile interview questions if you haven't already. This unlocks 2024 tax return.
  2. From 2024 tax return, under Add to your return, enter self-employment and select Self-Employment.
  3. At Your Self-Employment or Business Summary, select Enter New Business.
  4. At What category is your self-employment work? select Business, select your Province, then continue.
  5. Continue through the info entry screens and answer the questions about your business, continuing past Next up, claiming your expenses.
  6. At Select the types of expenses you have:
    • Select the Add button for each applicable expense category. 
    • Note: TurboTax recommends some expense categories for your business type.
    • If you need other expense categories, select the More expenses dropdown and use Search, or select Add from the additional categories listed.
    • When you’ve added all the categories you need, select Continue.
  7. From Here’s your [business type] info, select the Start button for each expense category in turn. When you’re finished entering your expenses, select I’m done.
  8. At Your Self-Employment or Business Summary, select Done With Businesses.
  1. Answer all the interview questions if you haven't already.
  2. From the menu, select Find, enter business in the search bar, select Business profile from the list, then Go, then Continue.
  3. At Business Identification, select Other type of business, then continue.
  4. Continue through the on-screen prompts.
  5. At T2125 Business Identification, enter info about:
    • Your business and its income
    • Expenses:
      • Vehicle expenses, if applicable
      • Fixed asset expenses (vehicle if applicable)
      • Several categories of other expenses, as applicable
    • Business use of your home, if applicable
  6. At T2125 Business Summary, review the Business Statement, then select Continue.
  7. At Business Summary, if you’ve covered all of your business activity, select Done With Businesses.