I have been saying this since the first tax season
with uber. As an uber driver, I have to fill in the total amount
the customer pays, but I never receive that amount, since
uber takes 28% right off the top. That 28% never shows up in my
bank account. When tax season comes, I have to lie to the irs, on
uber's behalf, to tax me for much more money than I actually
made. This is the kind of voodoo accounting that uber
has been using successfully for some time, and the only reason
no one says anything is taxes are so confusing, that most people
feel lucky to survive filing their own taxes successfully, to bother
with the tax woes of others.
It's important to remember, that when big corporations like uber
scam the government, their scamming all of us. The next time you
see an uber executive riding around in a fancy car, remember that
you helped pay for it.
