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posted Sep 4, 2022 6:07:48 PM

If federal taxes were already taking out of my pay for uber why do i have to pay again when im filing my taxes ?

when filing it only asked for my earnings and not federal taxes that were paid why?

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Level 15
Sep 4, 2022 6:16:19 PM

Are you a ride share driver for uber?  They do not withhold federal or state income tax.   If you drove for uber you were an independent contractor.   So that means you have to pay self-employment tax for Social Security, Medicare and ordinary income tax.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2926899-how-does-my-side-job-affect-my-taxes

 

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/questions/2902389-why-am-i-paying-self-employment-tax

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901340-where-do-i-enter-schedule-c

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3398950-what-self-employed-expenses-can-i-deduct

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901110-do-i-need-to-make-estimated-tax-payments-to-the-irs

 

 

 

Tax Tips for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar and other Car Sharing Drivers FAQ

 https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Self-Employment-Taxes/Tax-Tips-for-Uber--Lyft--Sidecar-and-other-Car-Sharing-Drivers/INF28820.html 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/charges-and-fees/help/how-can-i-apply-my-uber-discount-to-my-turbotax-account/00/27505

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/account-management/help/why-isn-t-my-lyft-discount-being-applied-to-my-turbotax-account/00/27366

 

 

DOORDASH, INSTACART, GRUBHUB, ETC.

 

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

 

 

 

Level 15
Sep 4, 2022 6:37:52 PM

If you really did have federal/state taxes withheld from your dispursement  then that is entered on the return as a payment to be applied  against the taxes  you owe on the return.  On the 1099 entry screen look for the withholding boxes and fill them in.  

Level 15
Sep 4, 2022 7:03:47 PM

didn't you get a 1099-NEC or 1099-K?

for 1099-NEC federal withholding would be in box 4 and state in box 5

for 1099-K federal withholding would be in box 4 and state in box 8

but I never heard of Uber withholding income taxes.