Uber takes legal action over meaning of taxi in GST fight

By Lucy Battersby
Updated August 4 2015 - 9:13pm, first published 8:57pm
New tax rules affecting UberX drivers came into force on August 1.  Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
New tax rules affecting UberX drivers came into force on August 1. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

A legal case lodged this week by Uber and designed to cement drivers' GST-free status in Australia comes down to eight words - "ride-sourcing drivers do not supply taxi travel".

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