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Possibly a dumb and general question. Is Uber and Lyft responsible for state tax revenue from its contractors? Or are the contractors supposed to pay their own
by afrojack123 6y ago
Possibly a dumb and general question. Is Uber and Lyft responsible for state tax revenue from its contractors? Or are the contractors supposed to pay their own taxes? I could understand the states having problems with contractor's paying their own taxes considering their incomes are lower.
- darkwizard42 6y agoIndependent contractors pay their own taxes. Uber and Lyft offer tools and assistance to help drivers adequately report and take deductions etc. as needed (Lyft at least offers the ability to export ride data etc. as needed, I believe but am not sure if Uber does the same). Companies pay taxes for their employees (different tax relationship altogether). Another way to think about it is... do you ever pay taxes for a painter or plumber that does a job for you? (probably not)
- afrojack123 6y agoIf so, I understand where the state's are coming from. They need to make a special low-income contractor status with which the parent company is responsible income tax for contractors.