Grubhub pays you as a contractor — track every mile and every cost or you'll overpay.
Grubhub treats you as an independent contractor and reports your earnings on a 1099-NEC, so you file Schedule C and pay self-employment tax on the profit.
Because Grubhub assigns blocks and zones, your deductible mileage includes driving to your start zone, between orders, and while waiting for offers on the clock.
Income you’ll report on: 1099-NEC.
Most people in this line of work leave money on the table. Here's what we make sure to capture:
If you earn as an independent contractor, yes — self-employment tax is 15.3% (Social Security and Medicare) on your net profit, on top of regular income tax. You deduct half of it, and every business deduction lowers what you owe. We handle the calculation on Schedule SE.
Common write-offs include standard mileage for active delivery driving (or actual vehicle costs), warming bags and drink carriers, phone, car charger, and cellular data for the driver app, parking fees and tolls during deliveries, plus a share of your phone and any home-office use. We go through your year line by line so nothing legitimate gets missed.
If you expect to owe $1,000 or more for the year, the IRS generally wants quarterly estimated payments to avoid an underpayment penalty. We calculate them so next April isn't a surprise.
Yes. Your income is taxable whether or not a client or platform sent a 1099. We report it correctly and offset it with every deduction you qualify for.
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