Uber wins millions of pounds for tax payments in the disputed UK

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The UK tax authorities have stopped collecting tens of millions of pounds per month in the disputed value -added tax payments from Uber, after a setback in a related legal battle with his European rival to apply Rideshars.

The revenues and customs of His Majesty have been dropped Uber Continue to pay the value -added tax at the full cost of horseback riding, instead of just reducing the fare of the company, until the issue is resolved in the court, according to a footnote in the latest quarterly financial statements of Uber.

Uber and Bolt claim that they should pay the value -added tax only to cut it from the fare under the same rules that apply to tourist tourists, in a conflict that added to the financial and legal ambiguity suspended Re -discrimination In the United Kingdom.

The industry position received a boost in March when the UK Supreme Court is tax He spent that Bolt was already covered with a tourist tourist organizer, and supports a lesser decision than the court. HMRC said he was disappointed with the decision and was seeking permission to appeal.

HMRC demanded the payment of value -added tax on Uber Pay at full prices since 2022 when the company was forced into the UK Supreme Court to start the treatment of drivers as employees. Every quarter, after Uber pays the low amount, says it is debtor, the agency sends a “evaluation” with a total of more than 100 million pounds to cover the difference.

Uber has so far need to pay the assessments “to move forward in the appeal process”, according to successive quarterly files. The disputed amount now paid by a total of 1.4 billion pounds. “The payments do not represent our acceptance of evaluations,” she says.

However, the company’s latest files revealed on Wednesday that the tax authorities had eased his position. Uber said: “HMRC has expressed its intention to not impose assessments pending the identification of the opponent on a relevant issue,” Uber said.

HMRC refused to comment on changing her position, noting the taxpayer company, but she said: “When we appeal the negative court decision, we continue to take steps to ensure the possibility of obtaining the tax due if it succeeds.”

Uber refused to comment behind his file.

The company achieved approximately 5.3 billion pounds of revenue in the United Kingdom in 2023, according to its latest public deposits, about 18 percent of its revenues around the world that year.

Uber started working in the United Kingdom in 2012, three years after its founding, but it faced severe opposition from traditional taxi drivers. It is subject to a lawsuit with millions of pounds by black drivers in London who claim incorrectly obtained a license from Transport for London.

Uber said that the lawsuit was based on the claims of “unfounded.”