Uber Filed False Tax Forms for Non-Drivers, New Lawsuit Says

Uber Technologies Inc. was hit with a proposed class action accusing the ride-share service of willfully submitting fraudulent tax forms to the IRS that reported income for individuals who never drove for the company.

Uber willfully made a false and fraudulent statement to the IRS when the company reported that it paid $1,236 in nonemployee compensation to plaintiff Damian R. Josefsberg, who said in a complaint filed Monday with the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida that he has never driven for Uber.

The company’s reporting violates IRC Section 7434, which governs fraudulent information returns, revealing ...