Ok, regarding 'cash' jobs and the ATO.
I have just talked to the ATO in detail about the possible situations that may arise.
Bottom line is, that if you have an ABN and are GST registered and you do any jobs outside of the uber or another rideshare platform, with payment by cash/eftpos or any other method to anyone, then you must declare the income and pay the GST. To not do this is clearly tax evasion and fines apply.
To not do declare income and pay the GST is complete stupidity as the ATO have many advanced ways of detecting such tax evasion and 'Rideshare' and specifically 'uber' are very much under their current radar. This includes detecting if the 'mate' had taken a ride with you previously on the uber platform as those details are available to the ATO on request.
Excuses like, 'just doing a mate home' will only work if you are not an ridesahre driver and you were paid voluntary and did not tout for payment. Even then the payment should only cover the actual costs of the trip and not be a regular occurrence.
If you are a rideshare driver, have an ABN and are GST registered then doing any 'mates' trips are assessable.
I have just talked to the ATO in detail about the possible situations that may arise.
Bottom line is, that if you have an ABN and are GST registered and you do any jobs outside of the uber or another rideshare platform, with payment by cash/eftpos or any other method to anyone, then you must declare the income and pay the GST. To not do this is clearly tax evasion and fines apply.
To not do declare income and pay the GST is complete stupidity as the ATO have many advanced ways of detecting such tax evasion and 'Rideshare' and specifically 'uber' are very much under their current radar. This includes detecting if the 'mate' had taken a ride with you previously on the uber platform as those details are available to the ATO on request.
Excuses like, 'just doing a mate home' will only work if you are not an ridesahre driver and you were paid voluntary and did not tout for payment. Even then the payment should only cover the actual costs of the trip and not be a regular occurrence.
If you are a rideshare driver, have an ABN and are GST registered then doing any 'mates' trips are assessable.