Ride-hailing giants Uber will pay HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) £615million in outstanding VAT payments. Uber had historically passed VAT liability to individual drivers who they claimed were independent contractors, rather than workers. The decision – and failure to overturn it at appeal – forced Uber to collect VAT on service fees and settle a backdated bill from HM Revenue & Customs. Uber has confirmed that, on 31 October 2022, it settled all outstanding HMRC VAT claims related to periods prior to its model change on 14 March 2022.
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