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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 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 instructions to claim these expenses in TurboTax.

  1. Answer the initial Personal info and Tax profile interview questions if you haven't already. This unlocks the Tax home screen.
  2. From the Tax home screen, under Add to your return, enter self-employment and select Self-Employment Activities.
  3. At the Your Self-Employment or Business Summary screen, select Enter New Business.
  4. At the What category is your self-employment work? screen, select Business, select your Province, then continue.
  5. Continue through the info entry screens and answer the questions about your business, continuing past the Next up, claiming your expenses screen.
  6. At the Select the types of expenses you have screen:
    • 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 the Here’s your [business type] info screen, select the Start button for each expense category in turn. When you’re finished entering your expenses, select I’m done.
  8. At the Your Self-Employment or Business Summary screen, 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 the Business Identification screen, select Other type of business, then continue.
  4. Continue through the on-screen prompts.
  5. At the T2125 Business Identification screen, 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 the T2125 Business Summary screen, review the Business Statement, then select Continue.
  7. At the Business Summary screen, if you’ve covered all of your business activity, select Done With Businesses.

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