— For the restaurant accountant, controller, or owner
Why should marketplace-facilitator taxes be separated from restaurant revenue and marketplace fees?
How to read DoorDash marketplace-facilitator tax lines
Marketplace-facilitator rules can make the platform responsible for collecting and remitting certain taxes. DoorDash says merchants can view remitted tax in payout and monthly-statement reporting and download a subtotal tax breakdown with jurisdiction, taxable basis, amount, and remittance responsibility.
For reconciliation, keep customer tax, tax passed to the restaurant, tax remitted by the marketplace, and tax applied to marketplace fees in separate columns. This prevents a pass-through tax from distorting gross sales, channel cost, or the expected deposit. Tax treatment varies by jurisdiction, so the schedule should be reviewed with the restaurant’s accountant.
— Field checks
- 01Download the jurisdiction-level tax breakdown.
- 02Record the named remittance party for each tax.
- 03Keep fee tax separate from order-subtotal tax.
— Evidence to keep
- • Monthly subtotal tax breakdown
- • Payout or monthly statement
- • Restaurant chart of accounts and jurisdiction guidance
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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