Uber and Airbnb to be questioned by Australian Senate over tax avoidance
The Australian Senate inquiry is to hear testimony from Airbnb and Uber, amongst other multinationals, about corporate tax avoidance and tax structures. Both companies deny any wrongdoing and claim that they comply with Australian tax laws, as their Australian operations merely provide support services to parent companies based in the Netherlands and Ireland respectively. 

Uber and Airbnb will be dragged before the Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance this week to face questions about tax structures that allow them to route profits through Netherlands and Ireland.

Uber and Airbnb have already made submissions to the inquiry arguing they comply with Australian tax laws, and claiming that their Australian operations merely provide support services to parent companies based in the Netherlands and Ireland respectively.



Labor senator Sam Dastyari, who was previously chairman of the inquiry (the new chair is Labor senator Chris Ketter) said both companies will be brought before the inquiry on Wednesday.

Initially only Uber was scheduled to appear. Now both Uber and Airbnb will be subject to questions about their tax arrangements during Wednesday's hearings in Sydney.

Executives from other multinationals including Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, Caltex, BP, Viva Energy, Woodside, Santos and Origin Energy will also appear at the hearings.