You are not an employee

Unfortunately you are not an employee, which means you don't get any benefits from Uber, you are an independent contractor.

Use that. Treat this gig as a business. Find all tax deductions available to businesses and apply them at the 'tax time'. Get a real CPA who knows small business issues.

But first read that:

In the Sharing Economy, No One's an Employee

For many workers, contractor status isn’t a choice—it’s the cost of having a job at all.