Uber’s Employer Identification Number isn’t a single number. The company pays drivers through subsidiaries, mainly Rasier LLC for rideshare and Portier LLC for Uber Eats, and each subsidiary has its own EIN. The one that matters for your taxes is already printed on the 1099 form Uber sends you each January, in the “PAYER’S TIN” field near the top. You don’t need to search for it, and you shouldn’t use a number you found somewhere else.
Where the EIN Appears on Your 1099
Look at the upper-left area of the form. The block labeled “PAYER’S TIN” (Taxpayer Identification Number) holds Uber’s EIN as a nine-digit number in the format XX-XXXXXXX.1Internal Revenue Service. Form 1099-NEC – Nonemployee Compensation A frequent mix-up: people check Box 1 of the 1099-NEC expecting to find the EIN. Box 1 is the dollar amount of nonemployee compensation. The EIN sits in the payer identification block above the numbered boxes.
If the paper form hasn’t arrived, log into the Uber driver portal and download the digital copy. Uber posts annual tax documents by January 31 of the following year.2Uber. Tax Season Guide for Uber Drivers and Couriers The EIN on that digital 1099 is the same one the IRS already has on file for your payments.
Why You Might See More Than One EIN
Uber Technologies, Inc. is the parent company, but it doesn’t directly pay most drivers. Rasier LLC typically handles rideshare payments. Portier LLC typically handles Uber Eats delivery payments. Each subsidiary has its own EIN, so the payer name and EIN on your rideshare 1099 can differ from the one on a form reporting referral or promotional income.
On top of that, Uber may send two different 1099s that report different income streams:
- Form 1099-K reports your gross ride and delivery earnings — the total passengers and Uber Eats customers paid for your trips. You receive it if those payments exceeded $20,000 and you had more than 200 transactions during the year.3Internal Revenue Service. Understanding Your Form 1099-K
- Form 1099-NEC reports promotions, referral bonuses, and other miscellaneous payments. You receive it if those payments totaled $600 or more.2Uber. Tax Season Guide for Uber Drivers and Couriers
You might get both forms, one, or neither. If you earned below the thresholds, Uber isn’t required to send a 1099 at all. That doesn’t make the income tax-free. The 1099 is an information document for IRS matching, not the thing that creates the tax liability. Pull your earnings from the Uber app’s tax summary regardless of whether a form shows up.
When two 1099s do arrive, check the payer block on each. The EIN on the 1099-K from Rasier is a different number than the EIN on a 1099-NEC from Portier, and that’s expected. Use each form’s EIN with its own income figures. Don’t combine them under a single payer on your return.
Don’t Use an EIN You Found Online
The IRS matches income by EIN. Its automated system checks whether what a payer reported under its EIN lines up with what you reported on your return.4Internal Revenue Service. Topic No. 652, Notice of Underreported Income – CP2000 A mismatch triggers a CP2000 notice proposing changes to your tax liability.5Internal Revenue Service. Understanding Your CP2000 Series Notice A CP2000 isn’t a bill, but it requires a response and can result in additional tax owed.
An EIN pulled from a general web search may belong to a different Uber entity, an outdated one, or the wrong subsidiary for your income type. The safe source is the 1099 Uber issued to you, because that’s the EIN the IRS has recorded against your Social Security Number for that payment.
Uber’s EIN vs. Your Own Tax ID
Every 1099 carries two identification numbers. Uber’s EIN identifies the company that paid you. Your Taxpayer Identification Number identifies you as the person who received the money. For most drivers, that TIN is a Social Security Number, which is the default identifier for sole proprietors filing a Form 1040.
You’d have your own separate EIN only if you set up a formal business entity for your driving. A driver who forms an LLC or incorporates as an S-Corp applies for an EIN through the IRS, either online or by filing Form SS-4.6Internal Revenue Service. Employer Identification Number That entity-level EIN then appears on business tax filings in place of your personal SSN. If you drive under your own name without a registered business entity, your SSN is all you need.
So: Uber’s EIN identifies the income source. Yours identifies the taxpayer. Both appear on your 1099, and the IRS uses the pair to connect the two sides of the transaction. You don’t link them manually.
Where Uber’s EIN Goes on Your Tax Return
It doesn’t go on Schedule C. This is a common error worth correcting directly: you do not copy Uber’s EIN onto your Schedule C. The IRS instructions for the form state that Line D is reserved for your own EIN and tell filers “not enter another taxpayer’s EIN.”7Internal Revenue Service. Instructions for Schedule C (Form 1040) If you don’t have your own EIN because you’re a sole proprietor using your SSN, leave Line D blank.
What you do transfer from your 1099s is the income amount. Gross ride and delivery earnings from Form 1099-K, plus any promotional or referral income from Form 1099-NEC, go into the gross receipts section of Schedule C.7Internal Revenue Service. Instructions for Schedule C (Form 1040) If you earned income that fell below the 1099 reporting thresholds, you still include it in gross receipts. Schedule C captures all your self-employment income from driving, not just the amounts that triggered a 1099.
In practice, Uber’s EIN never needs to be typed into your return by hand. It’s already associated with the 1099 filed with the IRS, and your job is to report the matching income under your own TIN. The EIN on your 1099 exists so the IRS can confirm the paperwork lines up on both sides. Keep the form with your records, use the income figures on Schedule C, and you’ve done what the number is there for.