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Rover and Taxes: What You Need to Know

As a pet sitter or dog walker on Rover, you’re considered to be running your own pet care services through the Rover platform. This means you are responsible for declaring your Rover income on your annual tax return and paying any applicable taxes.

We know filing taxes can be confusing, so we’ve partnered with a trusted tax partner to create  this comprehensive country-specific PDF guide.This guide is designed specifically for pet sitters who offer services on Rover. It provides an overview of your tax obligations on income earned through the Rover platform.

Note: Rover cannot provide personal tax advice. If you have specific questions, need tax advice, or are unsure about your particular situation, we recommend contacting a tax advisor.

What is UK Information Reporting and how does it apply to me as a sitter? 

To comply with the UK tax authority, Rover is required to collect additional tax information from sitters who reside in the UK. We’re also required to report this information to the UK, along with your earnings for the year.

This is a broader international requirement, so you may see similar requests if you are active on other online marketplaces as well.

How does this apply to me?

This applies to you if you meet both requirements below:

  • You are a resident of the United Kingdom.
  • You completed a booking on Rover during the relevant calendar year.

What information is disclosed to my country of residence? 

We have to collect and then report the following information:

Information provided by you:

  • Legal name 
  • Primary residence address
  • Country you are a resident of (will be assumed to be your primary address country unless you indicate otherwise) 
  • Personal tax ID (or Business tax ID if you are operating as a registered business on Rover)
  • VAT number (only applicable if you’re VAT registered and received a number)
  • Date of birth (not applicable to registered businesses on Rover)

Information provided by Rover:

  • Amounts you earned for bookings you completed during each quarter within the calendar year and the number of bookings
  • Any fees withheld from the amount paid to you during each quarter (this includes the service fees charged by Rover)

How do I provide my information to Rover?

You’ll be able to complete your tax information and access your Rover Tax Account from your Payments Dashboard. This information will be used solely to comply with tax and financial reporting obligations and will be encrypted in transit.

To complete your tax information:

  1. Navigate to the Payments Dashboard from your Rover account, then select Provide Tax details.
  2. Complete the questions to provide your tax information.
  3. When finished, sign and submit your information. 

 Note: If you don’t provide the information requested, Rover will be required to freeze your payouts and may pause your ability to offer services on Rover until you’ve completed your tax information. 

Where can I view the information that Rover is reporting?

Rover will provide you with an electronic statement of the tax information that we submitted to your country of residence by 31 January after the relevant calendar year. You don’t need to take any action when you receive this statement, but it may be a helpful resource when you prepare your tax filing.

Here's how to access your statement:

  1. Visit the Payments page of your account, then navigate to the Documents section.
  2. Click your Rover Tax statement for the relevant year.
  3. Your tax statement will automatically begin to download.

What do the numbers on my tax document mean?

The table below is an example of the tax document you’ll receive. The amounts you see on each row correspond to quarters of the year:

Here’s a summary of the different sections:

  1. Quarter 
    1. Q1 = January - March
    2. Q2 =  April - June
    3. Q3 = July - September
    4. Q4 = October - December
  2. Consideration paid or credited:  These are the amounts paid into your bank account
  3. Number of activities: Number of payouts
  4. Fees/Commissions: These are the Rover Service fees
  5. Tax Withheld: This reports tax withheld, which is always zero, since Rover is not required to withhold
  6. Currency: The currency of consideration paid or credited