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Paying the going rate is one thing, but shoving business expenses (fully or partially) on your "contractor" is another thing - and also a central point in the n
by TrackerFF 7y ago
Paying the going rate is one thing, but shoving business expenses (fully or partially) on your "contractor" is another thing - and also a central point in the new "side hustle" economy.
- CountSessine 7y agoMost pizza delivery is done with the driver's car. It's pretty common that jobs like this require having a car.
- bilbo0s 7y agoI don't know if gas would be considered a business expense? But I know at some of the pizza and chinese places in my city you pay your own gas. (I mean, as a delivery guy.) But you more than make up for it on tips generally speaking. At least you used to be able to make up for it on tips back in my day.
- briandear 7y agoYou can deduct mileage and gas from your income taxes.
- TrackerFF 7y agoI've heard that some of these places operate with covering a certain amount of gas, from point A to point B, and then if you spend more than they estimated (maybe you needed to take another route because of traffic jam), that's on you. You then deduct that mileage. But again, that sounds like a massive hassle if you're doing these gigs 365 days a year, and need to collect all documentations.
- phil248 7y agoAs long as the "thing" in question is perfectly legal, it makes much more sense to pressure government to create better regulations, not denigrate law-abiding businesses because they aren't voluntarily adhering to our individual versions of fairness or morality.