High Court rules Uber must pay $81 million in NSW payroll tax

The High Court has dismissed Uber’s appeal over an $81 million NSW payroll tax bill covering driver fares from 2015 to 2020. Uber argued it was only a payment collection agent, but a majority of the court found drivers worked under contracts with the company and their fares counted as wages. Uber must also pay the state’s legal costs, a ruling with gig-economy implications.