Posted on 04/16/2016 10:52:06 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Uber will not challenge the city, but Lyft opposes the plan
It's about to get more expensive to drive an Uber or Lyft car in San Francisco.
Officials will require the 37,000 company drivers who work in the city seven or more days a year to obtain a business license, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The license will cost $91 a year. Drivers who earn $100,000 or less in gross receipts annually will be required to pay back fees for the license.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcbayarea.com ...
“So what happens to a UBER driver who picks up a rider in Marin county and drops the client off in San Francisco....”
Same outcome if it were a licensed Taxi driver. A business license is good throughout the state in most instances.
“The entire Uber business model is that they are independent contractors — not employees. If they are independent contractors they should have a business license like every other business. Why is this a problem?”
Exactly!
I was an independent contractor for 15 years and had to get a business license. An interesting note is that the City of Atlanta prosecutes non licensed businesses, the fine is $10,000 and/or 2 years in jail. They actively pursue non licensed operations.
That's silly, everyone knows there are two classes of people. Those who take and don't have to report it, and those who are forced to give money to the government so it will be wasted on the former. Panhandlers don't have to report any of the benefits they receive from government, unlike the rest of us saps who have to report any income no matter the source.
Think about how sick that is. Such a claim on your labor is really a claim on you as chattel.
There is the possibility SF says all cab drivers have to pay that licensing, and the back license fees is only collecting what the people evaded paying.
I wonder if this is why Uber admitted it gave 10-12 million account holders info to the government.
To let the IRS know who is making a lot of money as a cab driver and can slap with tax evasion charges.
Careful. That type of logic will get you screamed at. Of course, the law is that they need to get a license and file taxes
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