Uber drivers can download mileage

 · You get to deduct (from your taxable income) business mileage, meaning the miles you drove while you were “online” with the Uber/Lyft platform driver applications. This is a big deduction, the IRS gives about $ per mile deduction from your taxable income.  · Harry here. Uber and Lyft typically send out s by January 31st, so hopefully you’ve been tracking all of your mileage! But if not, we’ve teamed up with Stride Tax for a guest post to help you figure out how you can still claim all those lost miles.. This post was written by Stride’s Tade Anzalone, who heads up their tax and finance support and is an Enrolled Agent with the bltadwin.rus: The mileage reported on your Tax Summary is total online miles including all the miles you drove waiting for a trip, en-route to a rider, and on a trip. To determine whether your mileage is deductible, we recommend contacting an independent tax professional for any tax questions you may have, as Uber does not provide tax advice.

There isn't a distance limit to how far Uber can take you, but the company has established an eight-hour time limit on trips. Uber drivers can take passengers between cities and states, though. Triplog both a mileage tracker and expense tracking tool. It's meant for both independent contractors like Uber and Lyft drivers as well as for employees who need to track their mileage expenses so that their employer can reimburse them. The basic version of TripLog is free. According to the uber website, unless you have documentation of the miles driven, the IRS can refuse to consider anything less than proven to be a deductible. Even still, I continue to reset my odometer and just write down the miles I drive while online.

The mileage Uber tracks for you. These days, the Uber driver app attempts to track all the miles you drive while you have the app open: your online miles.. These can include the miles you drove on the way to a pickup, with a passenger — or UberEats delivery — in the car, and while waiting for your next trip. Harry here. Uber and Lyft typically send out s by January 31st, so hopefully you’ve been tracking all of your mileage! But if not, we’ve teamed up with Stride Tax for a guest post to help you figure out how you can still claim all those lost miles. The mileage reported on your Tax Summary is total online miles including all the miles you drove waiting for a trip, en-route to a rider, and on a trip. To determine whether your mileage is deductible, we recommend contacting an independent tax professional for any tax questions you may have, as Uber does not provide tax advice. TurboTax, and.