Platform-mediated pay is often reported gross. Paring fees, equipment, and unpaid waiting to a residual mark requires instruments that collect those costs—or candid notes when they do not.
What enters the residual cut
Tax-file studies and survey supplements sometimes name platform fees or self-employment expenses. When costs stay unmeasured, residual depth remains an upper bound. Firmer Chisel keeps that caveat beside any cited figure.
Limits of the edge
Cross-instrument comparison is fragile when cost definitions diverge. This desk does not turn a residual platform mark into household advice. Corrections: support@firmerchisel.online.