Guys, I think we have finally found the NHS money. [1]<p>[1] <a href="https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/350m-brexit-bus-nhs-social-care-pledge/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/350m-brexit-bus-nhs-social-care-p...</a>
From the Thread:<p>>Until last year, Uber said this meant it didn't have to charge VAT. It was just the agent for its drivers. So - the argument went - don't look at Uber's £2.5bn of revenue... look at each driver's own small revenue. Too low for VAT.<p>Doesn't this come down to what entity actually issued the invoice? When a UK customer gets the invoice for a ride, is it issued by Uber or by the individual driver/transport company?<p>Not sure about the UK, but in most jurisdictions they operate the invoice is coming from the driver/transport company, not Uber. My understanding is that any fees or comission that Uber collects are handled in the background between Uber and the driver/transport company.
Uber will be fine. The HMRC is pretty disfunctional, and usually chases contractors and their IR35 status. Easier to intimidate actual honest, hard working people, than a large corpo. A pathetic institution.
I was convinced this was going to be like the Irish government refusing 13bn USD from Apple, but no, they're actually going to have to pay it. Incredible.