Detention pay and layover pay are both treated as ordinary taxable income for owner-operators, taxed the same way your regular freight income is — there's no special category or reduced rate for either type of payment. Detention pay is compensation you receive when you're held up at a shipper or receiver beyond the agreed loading or unloading time, and layover pay compensates you for downtime waiting on a new load assignment. Both represent income you earned through your work

No — airport fees and surge pricing don't change how you report your income; they're simply part of your total gross earnings from the platform, reported the same way as any other fare. Uber and Lyft both pass along extra charges during airport pickups (like a municipal airport fee) and during high-demand periods (surge or prime time pricing). These amounts show up as part of the total fare a rider pays, and they flow through to your driver earnings the same way a regular far

The answer is different for each of these: insulated delivery bags and dash cams are deductible, but parking tickets and other fines are never deductible, no matter how directly they're tied to a delivery. Insulated delivery bags and hot bags: These are fully deductible as an ordinary cost of doing DoorDash work. Since the bag exists specifically to keep food at the right temperature for customers, it's a business supply just like any other equipment you buy to do the job — t

Most rideshare drivers should set aside 25–30% of their earnings for taxes, though the exact number depends on your total income, filing status, and how much you're able to deduct, since self-employment tax applies on top of regular income tax. As a rideshare driver, Uber and Lyft don't withhold taxes from your pay, so you're responsible for both income tax and self-employment tax, which covers Social Security and Medicare and currently runs 15.3% of your net earnings. This s