Pick your app to open its delivery driver tax calculator and see how much tax you’ll owe on what you earn driving and delivering, after your miles and other costs, and how much to set aside from each payout.
Driving pay has its own twists. Your miles are usually your biggest deduction: the IRS standard mileage rate is 72.5 cents a mile for January through June 2026 and 76 cents from July 1, and it already covers gas, insurance and repairs. Nothing is withheld from your pay, and your profit owes self-employment tax once it passes about $433.
Apps send a 1099-NEC once they pay you $2,000 or more for 2026. Tips can count for the new tips deduction, since the IRS lists app-based delivery workers as a tipped job, but they still owe self-employment tax.
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Driving and Delivery Tax Guides
Not sure how your app reports your pay? Start with my Amazon Flex tax guide or my DoorDash tax guide. For the rules every side hustle shares, read my side hustle tax guide.
These calculators give estimates for informational purposes only. I’m not a licensed financial advisor or tax professional.