A few questions about Uber

[FurionLfg]

Uber drivers are not allowed to deduct any expenses, even petrol, right? So they are basically paying income tax on their entire revenue?

 

I understand that most Uber drivers do it as a side business.

 

But is it possible for a full time uber driver to make more than a full time taxi driver (after tax)? For comparison sake, assuming the exact same trips on the exact same day and exact same time, just one is taxi, one is uber.

 

Can commercial vehicles be used for Uber? Eg. P-plate passenger vehicles, as well as double-cabin goods vehicles?

 

Also, is Grab abusing the Research and development vehicle scheme? I see a lot of RD-plate Grab vehicles on the road carrying passengers. They have many of these RD-plate Grab vehicles parked at their rental place in Jalan Pemimpin.

 

Is Grab abusing this scheme so as to deduct their expenses and pay less tax?

Edited November 24, 2017 by FurionLfg

[CheeHongDuck]

those expenses are charged 7% gst too

 

 

next election every party will try to woo uber drivers to vote them in to Parliament

[Benarsenal]

Uber drivers are not allowed to deduct any expenses, even petrol, right? So they are basically paying income tax on their entire revenue?

 

I understand that most Uber drivers do it as a side business.

 

But is it possible for a full time uber driver to make more than a full time taxi driver (after tax)? For comparison sake, assuming the exact same trips on the exact same day and exact same time, just one is taxi, one is uber.

 

Can commercial vehicles be used for Uber? Eg. P-plate passenger vehicles, as well as double-cabin goods vehicles?

 

Also, is Grab abusing the Research and development vehicle scheme? I see a lot of RD-plate Grab vehicles on the road carrying passengers. They have many of these RD-plate Grab vehicles parked at their rental place in Jalan Pemimpin.

 

Is Grab abusing this scheme so as to deduct their expenses and pay less tax?

 

I can't answer the first part, but commercial vehicles cannot be used for Uber/Grab.

 

And the RD-plate vehicles are Govt-backed. They're test beds by the Govt for EVs.