What can this evidence not prove?

$0 variance means the statement math is clean. It is not a contract test, a bank receipt, an overcharge, or guaranteed recovery. Never86'd does not take portal passwords.

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Can a restaurant audit a DoorDash statement without giving a vendor its marketplace password?

Can a restaurant audit DoorDash fees without a portal login?

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Yes. Export or photograph the finalized merchant financial statement, redact credentials and sensitive identifiers, and keep every ledger row. Never86'd Marketplace Audit runs from restaurant-held evidence. It does not ask for a DoorDash, Uber Eats, or Grubhub portal password.

Separate eligible sales from commission, merchant fees, restaurant-funded promotions and ads, refunds, error charges, adjustments, other documented deductions, supported credits, and the amount the platform says it paid. Documented deductions are those restaurant-borne lines minus supported credits. Expected payout equals eligible sales minus documented deductions. Payout variance equals reported payout minus expected payout.

If that variance is $0 and the finalized statement is complete, the statement paid as calculated — say it is clean. A matching statement still does not prove the contract rate, the bank deposit, or recovered cash. Missing categories are Missing Evidence, not a guessed fee rate.

— What working formula does this answer use?

documentedDeductions = commission + merchantFees + restaurantFundedPromotionsAndAds + refundsErrorChargesAndAdjustments + otherDocumentedDeductions − supportedCredits; expectedPayout = eligibleSales − documentedDeductions; payoutVariance = reportedPayout − expectedPayout

— Field checks

01Use the finalized statement (DoorDash Page 1), not an estimated Transactions screen.
02Keep eligible sales, each deduction family, credits, and reported payout as separate lines.
03If payoutVariance is $0 on complete evidence, record clean math — do not invent a leak.

— Evidence to keep

• Redacted finalized statement
• Ledger rows for sales, fees, promotions, refunds/adjustments, credits, and net payout

Run the statement auditUse redacted data. A missing-evidence result is a valid result.

Sources checked August 21, 2026. Independent operational guidance—not marketplace-endorsed legal, tax, or accounting advice. Read the evidence and corrections standard.

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