DoorDash Mileage Deduction Calculator
Convert your Dasher miles into a 2026 deduction at the $0.70 IRS rate and see the income and self-employment tax it removes.
Mileage is the single biggest write-off in delivery work — a Dasher driving 20,000 miles deducts $14,000 before any other expense. Enter your tracked business miles and your bracket to see the deduction and the tax it saves.
Standard mileage deduction
2026 IRS rates: business $1/mi · medical $0.21/mi · charity $0.14/mi.
Total deduction
$8,400
Estimated tax saved
$3,035
Avg savings per mile
36.1%
Breakdown
Business (12,000 mi × $0.7)$8,400
Medical (0 mi × $0.21)$0
Charity (0 mi × $0.14)$0
Total deduction$8,400
Tax savings combine your marginal income bracket and 14.13% SE tax (15.3% × 92.35%) on business miles only.
Frequently asked questions
- Which DoorDash miles count?
- Every mile driven for the business: driving to a hotspot to go online, to the restaurant, to the customer, and between orders. Commuting from home before you go online and personal errands don't count.
- What is the 2026 IRS mileage rate?
- $0.70 per business mile. Medical miles are $0.21 and charitable driving is $0.14 per mile.
- Is DoorDash's in-app mileage enough?
- It's a starting point but it usually only captures delivery miles, not the driving between orders or to your starting zone. A tracking app or a written log almost always produces a larger, better-supported number.
- How much tax does the mileage deduction actually save?
- Each deducted dollar cuts both income tax at your bracket and 14.13% self-employment tax, so 10,000 miles ($7,000) typically saves a 22%-bracket Dasher around $2,500.
- What if I forgot to log miles?
- Reconstruct them from delivery history, map timestamps and bank records, then keep a contemporaneous log going forward. The IRS accepts a reasonable reconstruction but expects records to be kept as you go.
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