2026 tax year · Wyoming
Services and task work taxes in Wyoming
TaskRabbit, Rover, Upwork and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are taxed on is mileage, in Wyoming that gap is worth $1,947 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $34,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the services and task work page $9,030 comes off and $24,970 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Wyoming and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Wyoming
| Self-employment tax | $3,528 |
| Federal income tax | $568 |
| Wyoming income tax | $0, no state income tax |
| Total tax | $4,097 |
| Effective rate on gross | 12.0% |
Earning more in Wyoming
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 | Wyoming tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time | $11,000 | $1,485 | $9,515 | $0 | $1,344 | 12.2% |
| Steady side income | $34,000 | $4,455 | $29,545 | $0 | $5,083 | 15.0% |
| Full-time | $55,000 | $7,425 | $47,575 | $0 | $9,173 | 16.7% |
Wyoming specifics that change the number
Wyoming levies essentially nothing comparable to the business taxes of the other no-income-tax states: no franchise tax on income, no gross receipts tax, no commerce tax. The state sales tax is 4% with county option taxes on top (6% total in most counties), which makes Wyoming about as light as state taxation of the self-employed gets.
Working across a Wyoming line
Services income is sourced to where the work was physically done. A job over the line can create a filing obligation in that state even for a single afternoon, and reciprocity agreements do not help, they cover wages paid by an employer, not self-employment income.
On $24,970 of profit, what the states around Wyoming would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | No income tax | same |
| Montana | $516 | +$516 |
| Nebraska | $835 | +$835 |
| Colorado | $999 | +$999 |
| Utah | $1,124 | +$1,124 |
| Idaho | $1,323 | +$1,323 |
- South Dakota works out the same as Wyoming on this income.
- Montana would take $516 more, $516 against Wyoming's $0.
- Nebraska would take $835 more, $835 against Wyoming's $0.
- Colorado would take $999 more, $999 against Wyoming's $0.
- Utah would take $1,124 more, $1,124 against Wyoming's $0.
- Idaho would take $1,323 more, $1,323 against Wyoming's $0.
Services and task work tax questions in Wyoming
How much should a Wyoming contractor set aside?
About 12.0% of gross on the $34,000 example, $4,097 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and nothing to Wyoming. In practice that means moving about $120 of every $1,000 payout into a separate account the day it lands, and sending roughly $1,024 to the IRS each quarter, no platform withholds any of this for you. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $34,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Wyoming taxes?
No. Wyoming taxes profit, not gross. After $9,030 of deductions the taxable figure is $24,970, so there is no Wyoming tax either way. But the federal side drops by $1,947. The form reports what the platform paid out, it knows nothing about your costs, and no one subtracts them for you. On this example 27% of the gross never becomes taxable income, but only for the contractor who kept the records to prove it.