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For the 2018 tax year as an uber driver, can you deduct car washes as an expense when using the standard deduction?

 
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For the 2018 tax year as an uber driver, can you deduct car washes as an expense when using the standard deduction?

Yes you can.

Don't confuse Schedule C (Uber self-employment) deductions with Schedule A (personal) ones.  Only Schedule A is compared to the Standard deduction to see which is better.

For the 2018 tax year as an uber driver, can you deduct car washes as an expense when using the standard deduction?

Oh ok thank you. Which category would the car wash expense be deducted under?

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