Where do I report income from Doordash?

If you have self-employment income for which you will pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare,  you will need to use online Premium software or any version of the desktop software download so that you can prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/26653

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home/L1k6HJY4A_US_en_US?uid=m6jrthmp

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DOORDASH, INSTACART, GRUBHUB, ETC.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/self-employment-taxes/filing-taxes-for-on-demand-food-delivery-drivers/L7dIkSK6I

Your income from Door Dash on the 1099-NEC is considered self-employment income and will be reported on Schedule C (as a business) of your tax return.  Additionally, you will generally be able to deduct your mileage and other business expenses.

To enter the business and self-employment income, refer to the TurboTax Help article How do I report income from self-employment?  

Here are the steps also:

If you received a 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC for your self-employed income

1. Open or continue your return - be sure you are signed in for link in Step 2 to work.
2. Navigate to the self-employed income section:
   • TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to self-employed income - or go to magnifying glass(search) and type "self employed income" and use the jump link
   • TurboTax Desktop: Search for self employed income (use this exact phrase, don't add a hyphen) and select the Jump to link.
3. Answer Yes on the Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? screen.
   • If you land on the Your 2024 self-employed work summary page, select Review next to the work you're adding income for.
4. Answer the questions on the following screens until you arrive at Let's enter the income for your work.
5. Select the form that applies to your situation and select Continue.
6. You can enter the info from your 1099 form on the following screens.

Refer to the TurboTax article Filing Taxes for On-Demand Food Delivery Drivers and Filing Tax Returns for Delivery Drivers: Tips and Advice for more information.

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[Edited 03/16/2025|09:48 am, PST] @jbdriver76