Taxis will continue to have the exclusive right to work at taxi ranks or be hailed. At the same time, fees for taxis and hire cars were reduced to enable them to compete against rideshare operators. Ridesharing was legalized in the Australian Capital Territory in September 2015. The ATO ruling overrides the standard applied to other small Australian businesses, which only requires businesses grossing more than A$75,000 to collect and remit GST. In February 2017, a justice found in favor of the ATO, requiring drivers to register, collect and pay GST. Uber filed suit in the Federal Court of Australia, arguing that the public issue by the ATO "unfairly targets Uber's driver-partners". In May 2015, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) issued a directive stating that drivers that generate income via a ridesharing company need to have an Australian Business Number and be registered to pay the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Legality by country Australia Requirement of drivers to pay GST The UberPop level of service is banned in Italy, France, Netherlands, and Finland. Ridesharing companies are banned from or have voluntary pulled out of, due to legal restrictions, the following jurisdictions: parts of Oregon, Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, and parts of Germany. Others have called for governments to relax legislation in favor of ridesharing companies. Taxi industry groups have argued that ridesharing companies are illegal taxicab operations which take away their business.
Regulations can include requirements for driver background checks, fares, the number of drivers, and licensing. In some jurisdictions, for-profit ridesharing operations are completely illegal.
Many communities, governments, and organizations have established rules and regulations that specifically govern ridesharing companies.
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