![]() ![]() If you're a full time Doordash delivery driver who's put in 30,000 miles, a 10% difference costs you 3,000 miles. Doordash estimated the distance to be 882 miles, actual miles were 970. I tracked every detail of every trip including starting and ending odometer readings and the mileage amount on the offer. How much difference does it make? In early 2022, I did an experiment where I accepted 200 straight delivery offers from Doordash. While an estimate is better than nothing at all, if you drove further such as if the customer gave the wrong address, that extra mileage doesn't get added in. They most likely also calculated additional driving time by estimating the route between your last drop off and where you were when receiving your next order. It's just not very good.Įssentially what Doordash has done when they estimated your miles is, they added up all the distances of all the delivery offers you completed. I tried it out, and let's just say they weren't very good at it.ĭoordash DOES send out an annual estimate of how many miles you drove. In fact, earlier in 2022 they did a pilot program where they tracked miles for Dashers in some areas. While there's not a Doordash mileage tracker, they do have access to your GPS, so they COULD track for you. At least not in any way that is really useful for you. The four best ways to track mileage for Doordash or any other gig platformĭoordash does not keep track of your mileage.What does the IRS require of my mileage tracking?.What miles can you track as a delivery contractor?. ![]() We'll look more into what information Doordash provides, why it's not a good idea to rely on their estimate, and what you can do to maximize your mileage deductions. So we don't exactly put 42 million miles on our cars as Dashers but it often feels like it. The Doordash mileage estimate fails you on both counts. If you don't have acceptable documentation of your miles, the IRS can disallow ALL of your business mileage deduction. If you don't capture all of the miles you drove, you cost yourself a lot of money. ![]() In the second half of 2022, that deduction is 62.5 cents per mile (58.5 cents for the first half.Īnd yes, you can claim miles whether you itemize your tax deductions or take the standard deduction. Doordash does give you an annual estimate of how many miles you drove, but relying on that can be an expensive tax mistake.ĭoordash doesn't provide a usable log for tax reporting, nor do they capture all the miles you drive as a delivery driver.Īs an independent contractor you can knock the standard mileage deduction off your taxable income. ![]()
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