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

by TurboTax• Updated 2 days ago

When working for a food delivery service like UberEats, Skip the Dishes, or DoorDash, you’re considered 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 instructions to claim these expenses in TurboTax.

  1. Answer all the initial interview questions if you haven't already.
  2. Select Find and search for self-employment.
  3. Select Self-Employment, then Go.
  4. Select Yes, then Continue.
  5. Select Professional Services, then Continue.
  6. Continue through the screens and answer the questions about your food delivery work.
  1. Answer all the interview questions if you haven't already.
  2. From the menu, select Find (the magnifying glass icon).
  3. Enter business in the search bar, select Business profile from the list, then Go, then Continue.
  4. Select Other type of business, then Continue.
  5. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the applicable information for:
    1. T2125 Business Identification
    2. Non-Calendar Year End
    3. T2125 Business Identification
    4. Industry Code
    5. Year-End Adjustment
    6. Other Information About Your Business
  6. At T2125 - Business Income, provide amounts for sales and GST/HST, and reserves deducted in the prior year (if any), then select Continue.
  7. At T2125 Valuing Inventory, select Skip Inventory.
  8. At T2125 Vehicle Expenses select Yes and provide information for:
    1. T2125 Business Related Driving
    2. T2125 Other Vehicle Expenses
    3. (More) T2125 Other Vehicle Expenses
    4. T2125 Vehicle Expenses (lease or loan cost)
  9. At T2125 Claiming Business Expenses select Continue, then proceed to provide amounts for the applicable T2125 Business Expenses expense categories.
  10. Aty T2125 Business Summary review the Business Statement, then select Continue.
  11. At Business Summary, if you have now covered all of your business activity, select Done With Businesses.

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