The commercial passenger vehicle service levy (CPVSL), also known as the trip levy, is a $1.20 levy that applies to every taxi and hire car trip, including ride share, originating in Victoria.
Helping you get it right
To help you get it right, we provide a range of information and tools, including:
- information on the commercial passenger vehicle service levy
- a decision tool to help you decide if you need to register for the commercial passenger vehicle service levy
- an online registration portal where you can also submit your quarterly returns and pay the levy.
Compliance activities
Our compliance activities include:
- monitoring returns to ensure the levy is recorded accurately
- ensuring returns are lodged quarterly
- gathering information via the public, data-matching and other sources to ensure that commercial passenger vehicle services (taxi and hire car services, including ride share) comply with their obligations
- investigating suspect reporting of the levy
- verifying voluntary disclosures.
Common errors to avoid
- drivers or owners collecting the levy and not being registered when required
- registering under the wrong registration type
- failing to lodge accurate driver details including name, driver accreditation number (DC number) and ABN
- failing to lodge accurate trip data
- failing to lodge for one or more registration types (separate returns are required for each registration type)
- failing to lodge or pay quarterly returns by the due date
- failing to cancel registration when appropriate.
