Taxes for Gigs
Tax year 2026

Uber driver tax calculator

Uber reports your gross earnings, not what landed in your bank. Subtract its fees and your miles to see what you really owe as a driver or courier.

Gross earnings from your Uber tax summary or 1099-K: what riders and Uber Eats customers paid, tips included.

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Tips can be deducted from income tax through 2028.

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Online miles from your tax summary, or your own log. The IRS rate is 72.5¢ a mile until June 30 and 76¢ from July 1.

Service fees and other amounts Uber kept before paying you, from your tax summary.

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

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Filing status

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Estimated federal tax as a driver

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

0 %Set this much aside from every Uber 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.

Why Uber taxes trip people up

The 1099-K shows what riders paid, before Uber took its cut. If you file that number without subtracting the fees on your tax summary, you pay tax on money you never got.

In our example of $45,000 gross with $12,000 of Uber fees, forgetting the fees adds about $2,357 in federal tax. The full walkthrough is in Uber driver taxes explained.

Deliver for DoorDash too? Use the DoorDash tax calculator, or add both apps together in the self-employment tax calculator.

Questions

Does Uber take out taxes?

No. Uber drivers and couriers are independent contractors, so Uber withholds no income tax and no Social Security or Medicare. You pay them yourself with quarterly estimated payments and your yearly return.

Why is my Uber 1099-K higher than what I was paid?

Uber reports gross earnings: the total riders and Uber Eats customers paid for your trips. Your deposits are lower because Uber keeps its fees first. Those fees are listed on your Uber tax summary, and many of them are deductible business expenses. Put them in the fees field above.

Can I use the online miles on my Uber tax summary?

Uber counts miles in three stages while you are online: waiting for a request, driving to the pickup and driving the trip. It is a useful starting point, but keep your own log too. The IRS expects the date, miles and business purpose of your trips.

Does this work for Lyft and Uber Eats?

Yes. The tax rules are the same for rideshare and delivery apps. Enter the gross amount from your app, the fees it kept and your miles.

Are Uber tips taxed?

Tips count for self-employment tax. From 2025 through 2028, taxi and rideshare drivers are on the IRS list of tipped occupations, so up to $25,000 of qualified tips can be deducted from income tax.

Sources

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