KrisD15
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Self employed

Do I click on I use my own name for my business name and business description would be DoorDash?

 

Your name. You use DoorDash, but DoorDash is NOIT your employer nor the name of your business.


Do I click on I started (or aquired) my business in 2023?  If that is checked, then it asks for the date I started or aquired this business.  What do I put there?  Or do I check Neither of these apply (The other option was I sold (or disposed of) my business in 2023?

YES, If you started doing this in 2023, enter the date you started driving for Uber. 

This is needed for calculating depreciation on your car if you use the Actual Expense Method for the vehicle.



Did I pay any employees in 2023?  That would be a no
Do you have an EIN?  That would be no
It's asking for a business code.  I clicked on lookup business code and DoorDash is not found.  What now?

Food Delivery is code 492000


Do you use the Cash Method of accounting to run your business?  How is this to be answered?
If I answer yes, it asks me Did you make any payments that required you to issue a form 1099? 


Answer YES to Cash Methos and NO to Form 1099

 [Edited 2/13/2024 I 6:17 AM ]

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