Driving during your block
The full delivery route once your block starts.
For Amazon Flex drivers
Track every Amazon Flex mile you actually drive.
Amazon Flex pays by the block, but your deduction is measured in miles. MileShield captures every business mile across your blocks, including the driving Amazon never counts, and builds an IRS-ready Schedule C.
Amazon Flex drivers are 1099 contractors, and the mileage deduction is the biggest tax lever available. Flex is organized around delivery blocks, not trips, and the platform does not hand you a complete deductible-mileage figure. The miles within a block, plus the driving around it, are yours to track and deduct.
Block-based delivery involves plenty of uncounted driving: getting to the station for your block, the full delivery route, and returning afterward. Much of it is deductible business mileage that no Amazon summary captures for you.
What counts
Deductible miles for Amazon Flex drivers.
The miles below are business miles the IRS lets you deduct. MileShield captures them automatically as one continuous shift.
Station to first stop
Miles from the delivery station to your first drop-off.
Between drop-offs
Every mile across a multi-stop route.
Return after a block
The drive back from your last stop toward your area.
Repositioning for a block
Driving to the station to begin an accepted block.
Fuel stops during a block
A gas stop while actively delivering counts.
Common questions
Amazon Flex taxes, answered.
Does Amazon Flex track my mileage for taxes?
Amazon Flex does not provide a complete deductible-mileage figure the way a dedicated tracker does. Because Flex is block-based, you are responsible for logging the business miles you drive during and around your blocks. The IRS requires a contemporaneous log, so keeping your own record is essential.
What miles can I deduct as an Amazon Flex driver?
Business miles include your full delivery route during a block, the drive from the station to your first stop, miles between drop-offs, and fuel stops during a block. Your commute from home to the station before your block starts is generally personal, though the rules around this can be contested, so confirm with a CPA.
How much can an Amazon Flex driver save on taxes?
At the 2026 rate of 72.5 cents per mile through June 30 and 76 cents from July 1, a driver logging 20,000 business miles deducts roughly $15,000, about $5,500 in combined tax savings depending on bracket. Without a tracker, block-based drivers often undercount their miles significantly.
Want the deeper version? Read our Schedule C walkthrough for gig workers.