Well, you actually earned the $15,000, but Uber takes out fees and such that reduce it to $9,000 (the actual money you get in your bank account). It's better doing it that way than sending you the $15,000 and requesting that you send $6,000 for the fees...it's less messy for Uber to deduct the fees right after the work is done. But it does make it more confusing when it comes to tax time, but rest assured you're not paying taxes on Uber's fees: You report that you got the full $15,000 and then deduct the $6,000 as a business expense (that you're not taxed on), so you're only paying taxes on the $9,000.
