Taxes for Gigs
Tax year 2026

Amazon Flex tax calculator

Amazon pays the full block rate and takes out no tax. See what you owe as a Flex driver after your miles, and how much to keep from every block.

Block pay plus tips for the year, from your 1099-NEC or the earnings in the Flex app.

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Tips can be deducted from income tax through 2028.

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Miles from the delivery station along your routes, from your mileage log. The IRS rate is 72.5¢ a mile until June 30 and 76¢ from July 1.

Business share of your phone, insulated bags, parking, tolls.

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Estimated federal tax as a Flex driver

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Amazon Flex does not take this out of your pay. You pay it yourself.

0 %Set this much aside from every Amazon Flex payout.
  • Mileage deduction $0
  • Tips deduction $0
  • Tracking your miles saves you $0 in tax.
Self-employment tax$0
Income tax$0
After tax, per hour$0

Quarterly estimated payments

  1. Q1$0Apr 15, 2026
  2. Q2$0Jun 15, 2026
  3. Q3$0Sep 15, 2026
  4. Q4$0Jan 15, 2027

The per-hour figure is after tax and the expenses above, but before gas and other car costs. Federal tax only, standard deduction.

How Amazon Flex taxes work

  1. Add up your block pay and tips for the year.
  2. Subtract your business miles at 72.5¢ (January to June) and 76¢ (July to December), plus costs such as the business share of your phone.
  3. Pay 15.3 % self-employment tax on 92.35 % of the profit.
  4. Pay income tax on what is left after the standard deduction, half of SE tax, the tips deduction and the QBI deduction.

Forms, miles and an example are in Amazon Flex taxes explained. Also drive for another app? See the DoorDash, Uber and Instacart calculators.

Questions

Does Amazon Flex take out taxes?

No. Amazon Flex delivery partners are independent contractors, so Amazon pays the full block rate and withholds no tax. You pay self-employment tax and income tax yourself, usually with quarterly estimated payments.

Where do I find my Amazon Flex tax form?

For payments made in 2026, a 1099-NEC is required when you were paid $2,000 or more. Amazon makes its tax forms available on Amazon Tax Central (taxcentral.amazon.com), and if you chose paperless delivery they are not mailed.

How much should I save from each Amazon Flex block?

Use the percentage this calculator shows. With $38,000 of block pay and 16,000 miles, it comes to about 11 % of what Amazon paid, before state tax.

Are the miles to the delivery station deductible?

The drive from home to the delivery station is often treated as commuting, which is not deductible. Miles from the station along your route and back are business miles. Keep a log with the date, miles and purpose of each trip.

Sources

Last updated November 3, 2026. Figures for tax year 2026 from IRS and SSA sources.