2026 tax year · Georgia
Delivery and rideshare driver taxes in Georgia
DoorDash, Uber, Lyft and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are actually taxed on is mileage, in Georgia that gap is worth $3,946 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $42,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the delivery and rideshare driver page $14,505 comes off and $27,495 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Georgia and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Georgia
Georgia taxes income at a flat 5.19% for 2026, applied on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $3,885 |
| Federal income tax | $756 |
| Georgia income tax | $1,326 |
| Total tax | $5,967 |
| Effective rate on gross | 14.2% |
Earning more in Georgia
A single filer taking the standard deduction, standard mileage method, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | Georgia tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time, a few evenings | $15,000 | $4,826 | $10,174 | $491 | $1,928 | 12.9% |
| Steady side income | $42,000 | $13,365 | $28,635 | $1,381 | $6,268 | 14.9% |
| Full-time dashing | $68,000 | $22,275 | $45,725 | $2,205 | $10,952 | 16.1% |
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Enter your numbers and press Calculate to see your 2026 estimate.
Georgia specifics that change the number
On the 2026 rate itself: rate was 5.39%, reduced to 5.19% mid-2025. Further phasedowns planned.
Driving across a Georgia line
Driving income is sourced to where the wheels were, not where you live. Take a fare or a delivery that ends in the next state and that state can claim the income earned inside it. Most drivers near a border never file the second return, the amounts are small and the platforms do not split earnings by state. But the obligation exists, and it is the state you drove INTO that would come asking.
On $27,495 of profit, what the states around Georgia would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | No income tax | −$1,427 |
| Tennessee | No income tax | −$1,427 |
| South Carolina | $547 | −$880 |
| North Carolina | $1,097 | −$330 |
| Alabama | $1,335 | −$92 |
- Florida has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $1,427 less in state tax than it does in Georgia.
- Tennessee has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $1,427 less in state tax than it does in Georgia.
- South Carolina would take $880 less, $547 against Georgia's $1,427.
- North Carolina would take $330 less, $1,097 against Georgia's $1,427.
- Alabama would take $92 less, $1,335 against Georgia's $1,427.
Delivery and rideshare driver tax questions in Georgia
How much should a Georgia driver set aside?
About 14.2% of gross on the $42,000 example, $5,967 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $1,326 to Georgia. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $42,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Georgia taxes?
No. Georgia taxes profit, not gross. After $14,505 of deductions the taxable figure is $27,495, so the Georgia bill is $1,326 rather than what gross alone would suggest.