Uber Loses at UK Supreme Court on Competitor Tax Requirement

The UK Supreme Court Tuesday rejected Uber’s effort to force its competitors outside London to apply a 20% value-added tax on ride-hailing profits.

Uber Britannia Ltd. had tried to compel all private cab services outside London to adopt a business model that would have made them liable for VAT on all fares. The top court, ruling in favor of private-hire operators Veezu Holdings Ltd. and Delta Merseyside Ltd., said its decision doesn’t “differ in substance” from the Court of Appeal’s judgment last year, which Uber had lost.

“A crisis has been averted,” Layla Barke-Jones, dispute resolution partner ...