Bookkeeping categories
What category is Uber in bookkeeping?
Uber is usually categorized as Ground Transportation & Rideshare. Even Margin applies that category automatically when the charge arrives.
What Uber charges are
Uber charges are rides, and Uber Eats charges are food. They can look alike on a statement.
How Even Margin categorizes Uber
Ground Transportation & Rideshare. Applied automatically, at high confidence.
- Even Margin recognizes Uber on your bank transaction, using the merchant list its team curates.
- It categorizes the charge as Ground Transportation & Rideshare with high confidence, so it is applied without asking you.
- Change it whenever you like, and Even Margin keeps your choice.
When a different category fits
Whatever you choose, a rule keeps every Uber charge in the same place, including the ones already in your books.
- Uber Eats orders are Meals.
- A ride that is part of a business trip can go with Travel & Lodging if you keep trip costs together.
- A personal ride on a business card is Owner Draw / Personal.
Does Even Margin tell Uber from Uber Eats?
Yes. A statement line reading UBER *EATS, or a bank that names Uber Eats, goes to Meals, while a ride stays in Ground Transportation & Rideshare. Even Margin reads the whole line before its parts, so the more specific name wins.
My restaurant is paid by Uber Eats. Is that income?
Yes. An Uber Eats payout into your bank is categorized as Sales Revenue at medium confidence and goes to your review list to confirm.
About this page
Reviewed 2026-10-08 by the Even Margin team.
These are categories for your books; for how a cost is treated on your tax return, ask your accountant. Merchant names are trademarks of their owners, and Even Margin is not affiliated with them.