The delay is that this error in your software that should be updated has not been and entering my tips from ridehsare (Uber) are all I need to do to wrap up my taxes.
I do not have a W-2 since I am not employed by Uber as I am self employed, nor do I have a 1099-K since Uber does not send out 1099's to drivers that do no earn more than $20,000.
As tips are considered customary and a regular part of the rideshare service (similar to a cab driver but they get W-2's) Uber does help keep track of our tips (I do myself too but I like to verify with their numbers) as well as all our earnings by sending each driver a tax summary form every year (note again it is not a 1099 or an official tax form, but a verifiable way of keeping track of income earned, tips, and basic expenses such as tolls and service fees collected by Uber).
Your software is not allowing me/us to deduct our tips since we have no 1099 due to the way you all seem to be reading those tax instructions. This despite numerous other tax experts and IRS publications saying otherwise. Ya'll need to revisit this issue and get it resolved cause you are leaving out tons of independent contractors that do not receive an official 1099 form that work in industries that commonly accept tips.
