- Uber must pay $8.92 million in sales tax on rides in Georgia.
- The Georgia Court of Appeals rejected Uber’s argument that drivers should pay the tax.
- The state treated Uber like a cab dispatcher for sales tax purposes.
- Uber claimed it was only a payment processor, not providing transportation services.
- The tax assessment covered the years 2012 to 2015.
- The state did not shift sales tax liability to marketplace facilitators until after the 2018 Wayfair ruling.
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
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