What counts as my income from a delivery platform?
Everything the platform pays you for the work, gross, before their fee is deducted.
Last checked 12/09/2026.
Delivery fees, block payments, tips, incentives, surge, quest bonuses, referral payments and any waiting-time or mileage payments the platform makes to you.
The amount in your bank is usually after the platform has taken its service fee. HMRC wants the gross figure as turnover, with the fee shown as an expense. Your platform statement shows both, and using the net figure quietly understates your turnover and your expenses by the same amount.
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