Uber bringing smart hire cars to Canberra

i just saw a promotional video in which they send a russian driver who won’t talk at all :p
who will remain silent during the ride but i doubt Russians :p haha

Sandman said :

Funky1 said :

Zultan said :

20-28% of every Uber fair being sent off shore to the Uber Corporation, that doesn’t currently pay Australian taxes. Long term that isn’t going to help Aussie jobs.

Doesn’t 100% of your fare go direct to Uber by way of a credit card payment (assumig the driver doesn’t take cash), and then Uber pay the driver their percentage?

And do all Uber drivers actually have a registered ABN?

Yes, Uber collects all the money. Driver gets 90% from memory.
I don’t think they need an ABN unless they earn a real lot from it. They declare it as supplemental income and pay the taxes based on their total income.

For the record, as a passenger I wouldn’t get into a taxi in Sydney or Melbourne ever again. Uber had the taxi’s beat for convenience, cleanliness , politeness and price. First one I used was an engineer driving a year old BMW who gave us mints. It sold me and every trip since that first has been outstanding.

Sounds like their premium service, Uber Black is it?
Anyone know what their regular service is like?
Also, how do they go about things like insurance etc? I hear that most insurers will nullify a policy if the vehicle is used in a commercial nature.

Sandman said :

Funky1 said :

Zultan said :

20-28% of every Uber fair being sent off shore to the Uber Corporation, that doesn’t currently pay Australian taxes. Long term that isn’t going to help Aussie jobs.

Doesn’t 100% of your fare go direct to Uber by way of a credit card payment (assumig the driver doesn’t take cash), and then Uber pay the driver their percentage?

And do all Uber drivers actually have a registered ABN?

Yes, Uber collects all the money. Driver gets 90% from memory.
I don’t think they need an ABN unless they earn a real lot from it. They declare it as supplemental income and pay the taxes based on their total income.

For the record, as a passenger I wouldn’t get into a taxi in Sydney or Melbourne ever again. Uber had the taxi’s beat for convenience, cleanliness , politeness and price. First one I used was an engineer driving a year old BMW who gave us mints. It sold me and every trip since that first has been outstanding.

“he gave you mints”
Was he wearing a trench coat?

rosscoact said :

Funky1 said :

And do all Uber drivers actually have a registered ABN?

They do not need an ABN if they are generating less that $75,000. If the driver doesn’t have an ABN the company that pays them should take out tax at the top rate, however Uber is a company that is incorporated overseas. I don’t know what the requirements are from the ATO for offshore companies and overseas remittences.

Given we are part of the global economy, I’m sure this has been examined at length by the tax policy wonks.

There is another problem as to what status the Uber operator has which will require the ATO to adjudicate on namely, is he/she an employee or a contractor?
I can’t see Uber wanting to have employees doing their work as the on costs would increase the pricing dramatically so they obviously have to be contractors therefore they must have an ABN.
The problem is that as they will be working exclusively for one customer (Uber) they will be deemed to be employees.

Funky1 said :

And do all Uber drivers actually have a registered ABN?

They do not need an ABN if they are generating less that $75,000. If the driver doesn’t have an ABN the company that pays them should take out tax at the top rate, however Uber is a company that is incorporated overseas. I don’t know what the requirements are from the ATO for offshore companies and overseas remittences.

Given we are part of the global economy, I’m sure this has been examined at length by the tax policy wonks.

Funky1 said :

Zultan said :

20-28% of every Uber fair being sent off shore to the Uber Corporation, that doesn’t currently pay Australian taxes. Long term that isn’t going to help Aussie jobs.

Doesn’t 100% of your fare go direct to Uber by way of a credit card payment (assumig the driver doesn’t take cash), and then Uber pay the driver their percentage?

And do all Uber drivers actually have a registered ABN?

Some dude from Uber was on TV this evening trying to convince viewers that Uber didn’t provide as service therefore they were exempt from GST.
Nice try dude.

vintage123 said :

dungfungus said :

Do they pick up drunks from Civic in the early AM?

Yes however the early AM rates are quite expensive. As are public holidays and weekends.

So are the removal costs of vomit.

Funky1 said :

Zultan said :

20-28% of every Uber fair being sent off shore to the Uber Corporation, that doesn’t currently pay Australian taxes. Long term that isn’t going to help Aussie jobs.

Doesn’t 100% of your fare go direct to Uber by way of a credit card payment (assumig the driver doesn’t take cash), and then Uber pay the driver their percentage?

And do all Uber drivers actually have a registered ABN?

Yes, Uber collects all the money. Driver gets 90% from memory.
I don’t think they need an ABN unless they earn a real lot from it. They declare it as supplemental income and pay the taxes based on their total income.

For the record, as a passenger I wouldn’t get into a taxi in Sydney or Melbourne ever again. Uber had the taxi’s beat for convenience, cleanliness , politeness and price. First one I used was an engineer driving a year old BMW who gave us mints. It sold me and every trip since that first has been outstanding.

Zultan said :

20-28% of every Uber fair being sent off shore to the Uber Corporation, that doesn’t currently pay Australian taxes. Long term that isn’t going to help Aussie jobs.

Doesn’t 100% of your fare go direct to Uber by way of a credit card payment (assumig the driver doesn’t take cash), and then Uber pay the driver their percentage?

And do all Uber drivers actually have a registered ABN?

dungfungus said :

vintage123 said :

Pork Hunt said :

So, you join Uber and people contact you and you drive them to their destination and they give you money? Is that legal?

You should see it in action in Sydney and Melbourne, at the airports and the cba, especially sporting events it is booming. It has really taken the taxi companies by surprise. I can’t see taxis existing much into the future.

I was in Melbourne last week via the XPT service (which is totally clapped out) and after alighting at Southern Cross I went out to the taxi rank looking for Uber but he was nowhere to be seen.
I ended up with Mohammed who got me safely to where I wanted to go in a spotlessly clean cab.
Can’t see why we need this trendy new Uber thing – it’s a bit like the light rail, sexy but unnecessary.

Did you actually book a uber vehicle through the app before you got off the train?