22% of anything you may be able to claim won't offset the hidden costs (and you can't claim mileage in a job like that, as you were hired and expressly agreed to use your own vehicle rather than participating in extenuating circumstance work travel).

The above exception would include all car repairs, maintenance, insurance, and even things like tires which can be very, very costly.

This post was edited by CyrusTheGreat on Jun 7 2021 09:08pm

You 100% can definitely claim a lot of mileage (commute to first job, any travel between jobs and commute home) and a lot more.

This post was edited by Plaguefear on Jun 7 2021 09:11pm

I certainly hope it's #2.

The free market forcing higher wages as a result of competition is a beautiful thing. Can you imagine if we had given in to the liberals who wanted to shut Uber down?

You cannot, unfortunately. You can indeed claim mileage for a company assigned business trip that requires you to use your own vehicle, as that's not what you were hired for and is a one-time occurance.

You can't claim mileage (or anything associated with use of vehicle) when you accepted a job that came with the express preface of utilizing your own vehicle to accomplish the basic tasks required of the job. That's an at-will agreement with conditions of employment attached.

The government isn't going to pay anyone $55 a day for mileage every day they choose to work in a job that requires a car (even at 22%).

This post was edited by CyrusTheGreat on Jun 7 2021 09:14pm

You are completely wrong but ok.

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Anywho - have a nice night everyone. Heading to bed. Take care!

Just real quick, before you head off to bed..
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=Can+i+claim+mileage+as+a+door+dash+driver%3F

Figured it'd be good to clarify the tax law here. Doordash drivers can deduct the mileage they drive between their house to their first restaurant pickup and back home. They can also write off the mileage used driving to a gas station or for anything business related except for actually the deliveries themselves. So, if you live 20 miles out of a city, you could deduct 40 miles per day assuming your first and last delivery is in a city. You can write off your phone too, at least the % that you use for biz purposes (which most puff up anyways and the IRS isn't gonna check).

That's the way the tax code works. Hope that helps add clarity!

Well, as someone who has shown a history of knowledge in many cases, from you, I will accept that. It's been a while since I have been in the service industry, so my knowledge may be very well outdated.

However, that does raise a follow-up question. Does the average mileage rate ($0.57 I believe) really offset the doubled Medicare tax, costs of gas itself (the trip to the station irrelevant, which as far as I know is not something you can "double dip"), or all of the aforementioned repairs/maintenance that will occur far more frequently than normal and can't be claimed separately either?

What about the boost in car insurance due to using your vehicle for deliveries, which if you claim your salary for mileage deduction, you must be fully open about?

/edit - i really do have to hit the hay tho - lets pick this back up tomorrow

This post was edited by CyrusTheGreat on Jun 7 2021 09:32pm

Yeah that's a much more comprehensive version of what i said, cheers.
It definitely makes it a much more attractive job.