Your guide to tax season

To check or update your legal name, Tax Identification Number (TIN), and address, go to your Tax Settings in your driver dashboard. Make sure your profile name matches your legal name. You can also access your Tax Settings in the Driver app.

If you need help updating your information, contact the Support team at help.uber.com.

Not all drivers and couriers will get 1099 forms. For more details, see the questions “Will I get a 1099-K form?” and “Will I get a 1099-NEC form?” below, or visit IRS.gov.

• Individuals: Your TIN is your Social Security number (SSN), which you can find on your Social Security card.
• Businesses: Your TIN is your employer identification number (EIN), issued by the IRS. You can find it on your EIN letter (also called a 147C letter).

You’ll get a 1099-K if you have $5,000 or more in gross trip/order earnings. For more details, visit the IRS website.

Note: some states have lower thresholds, so you might get a 1099-K for earning less than $5,000. If you had backup withholding during the year, you’ll get a 1099-K no matter how much you earned. Backup withholding will be shown in Box 4 of the form.

You’ll get a 1099-NEC from Uber if you earned at least $600 from non-rider or non–Uber Eats user payments, like referrals or promotions. For more details, visit IRS.gov.

The Uber tax summary gives a breakdown of your annual earnings and business expenses that might be tax-deductible. What you can deduct depends on how your business is set up.

The tax summary will also include all your online miles, which may be deductible. These miles include miles driven waiting for a trip/order, driving to pick up a rider/order, and driving to the dropoff location.

Yes, but the deductible business expenses can vary depending on how you use the Uber platform and how your business is set up. Your tax summary will show potential deductible expenses.

We recommend that you seek advice from a tax service like TurboTax or a tax professional to understand your possible deductions.

You can find your total online miles in your monthly and annual tax summaries. Uber records your miles based on the distance driven in 3 stages while you’re active in the Driver app:

• Waiting for your next trip/order, or driving to a busier area
• Driving to your rider/delivery pickup location
• Driving on-trip to the dropoff location

Example: Tom is a driver and becomes active on the Driver app. He drives 10 miles from his home to an area where he’ll be waiting for a trip. Tom accepts a trip to pick up a rider, Ann. He drives 5 miles to pick up Ann and an additional 10 miles to drop her off at her destination. Tom’s total miles shown on his monthly tax summary, if he drove only this trip, would be 25 miles.

Your online miles are located on the first page of your tax summary and may be used for possible tax deductions. We have also provided a monthly breakdown of your miles on page 3 of your annual tax summary. Whether you decide to use it for quarterly or annual tax filing, it can help you keep track of your records.

You can find them on your web driver dashboard and in your Driver app by navigating to Account, then Tax Info.

No need to worry: the amount on your 1099 form won’t match what was deposited in your bank account because the deposits reflect your net earnings (what you received after fees, insurance coverage, and more). The 1099-K shows your gross payments (the total amount riders/Uber Eats users paid for trips/orders).

Some of the fees deducted from your gross earnings may be tax-deductible. You can find these details in your annual Uber tax summary.

Your Uber tax summary and weekly earnings statements, available on your driver dashboard, can help you and your tax adviser understand your annual earnings and prepare your taxes.

As an independent contractor, you may owe quarterly taxes on your Uber earnings. Here are the deadlines for when to pay estimated quarterly taxes:

Payment period January 1-March 31

• Due date: April 15

Payment period April 1-May 31

• Due date: June 15

Payment period June 1-August 31

• Due date: September 15

Payment period September 1-December 31

• Due date: January 15 of the following year

You can learn more on the IRS website.

The tax process for couriers is the same as for drivers. As an independent contractor, you may receive a 1099-K and 1099-NEC. The 1099-K shows payments from your Uber Eats customers for deliveries. You’ll get a 1099-K if you earned $5,000 or more from on-trip transactions. You’ll get a 1099-NEC if you earned at least $600 from non–Uber Eats user payments, like referrals or promotions.

If you use the same email for Uber Eats and Uber, your earnings from both will be combined to see if you qualify for a 1099-K and 1099-NEC. You’ll get one tax summary for all your Uber activities.

If you use different emails for Uber Eats and Uber, your earnings will be tracked separately, and you may get separate 1099 forms and tax summaries for each.

Tips are included in the gross earnings on your tax documents and are considered taxable income.

For more specific tax advice, we recommend using a service like TurboTax or talking to a tax professional.

All drivers and couriers can access and download their tax forms in the Tax Information section of drivers.uber.com and the Tax Info section of the Driver app.

To receive a mailed copy of your 1099 forms, opt in by December 31. Visit drivers.uber.com, go to Tax Settings, and on the third step of updating your IRS Substitute W-9, select Yes in the “1099 tax forms delivery” option. You can also do this in the Driver app, by navigating to Account, then Tax Info. The delivery method selection is available on the Tax Forms screen.

Not all drivers and couriers will get 1099 forms. For more details, see the questions “Will I get a 1099-K form?” and “Will I get a 1099-NEC form?” on this page, or visit IRS.gov.