Re: Well....
You're correct, but I think that Uber has only been treating the commission it charges the drivers as liable for VAT. If HMRC decides that the full fare is liable for VAT then it will have to pay the VAT to HMRC whether it collected if from the customer or not.
I had this problem when I first started consulting. I didn't charge VAT on my travel expenses when I first started. My accountant corrected me after a few months and I had to stump up the VAT, irrespective of whether or not I'd collected it from clients. Luckily most of the clients were OK to pay the VAT when I talked to them, but one refused because it had gone over it's tax year, so I was out of pocket.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
