The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Rundown
COVID-19 Financial Assistance
Financial Assistance is available for eligible couriers who have been quarantined or diagnosed due to COVID-19.
We recognize it may be difficult right now to get tested to confirm your diagnosis. If you have not yet had a doctor’s appointment but you have proof of mandated quarantine, you may still submit a case, and our Support team will respond with a request for relevant documentation.
You can read more about the Financial Assistance program at this link.
No-Contact Delivery
An increase in customer orders are being marked “leave at the door” or “no-contact”. This means that you may receive a text informing you to “leave the order at the door” or more specific instructions from your customer.
In order to help ensure smooth and safe pickups, merchants are also updating pickup protocols and may provide any new pickup instructions in the courier app.
You can read more about “no-contact” deliveries at this link.
Hand Sanitizer Kits
Public health guidelines suggest washing your hands, using hand sanitizer, and staying home if you begin to feel ill to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
We are working on acquiring supplies, like hand sanitizer and gloves, and are distributing these items to Couriers as quickly as we can.
We have reached out by email to let Couriers know that these are available to ensure that these supplies get to the Couriers who need them most.
If you have not yet ordered your hand sanitizer kit, please search your inbox for an email with “Hand Sanitizer” in the title and follow the instructions in that email to get your kit shipped to you.
Tax Day Delay
The due date for taxes to be filed has been pushed from April 15th to July 15th!
We still thought it would be good to remind you that you may have two tax forms available on the courier dashboard.
If you were paid more than $600 by Caviar in 2019 (1/1/19-12/31/19) you will receive a 1099-MISC for payments made from January 1st to October 31st, and a 1099-K for payments made from November 1st to December 31st. If you have any questions about these forms or your tax obligations, please consult with a tax professional.
Please log-in to courier.trycaviar.com and click the “Tax Form 2019” link to download your Form 1099-MISC or Form 1099-K.
If you were not paid at least $600 in 2019 there will not be a link or a form available.
This year couriers who deliver with Caviar have access to Everlance and TurboTax, which offer tax filing services.
Everlance has partnered with Credit Karma to offer a free tax filing service to the self-employed. If you already have an account, you can log in and access Credit Karma by clicking on the “Tax Center” link on your Account Page. If you do not have an account, you can sign up here.*
TurboTax is offering couriers like you a $20 discount off TurboTax® Self-Employed E-File Online. Get set up by clicking on this link. *
*The decision to use Everlance’s or TurboTax’s services is yours to make. Caviar is not endorsing Everlance’s nor TurboTax’s service and is not responsible for the accuracy or availability of the Everlance or TurboTax service. If you have any questions about your own taxes, please consult a tax professional.
That will be that for this edition of the Weekly Caviar Newsletter!
We hope you found it to be full of helpful info! Please keep an eye on your email inbox and app’s Announcement section for future updates.
If you have any questions, please visit our FAQ.
Stay tuned, and take care.
Best,
The Courier Team
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