There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

i'd say make it a tax on income, if anything. I don't play very often, so I don't have a lot of money, and anything I make goes into restocking lost fits. What would happen if I did't have any more money left. Would taxes be taken out of my account while I was offline. I would have no time to remake the money until the weekend. So personally, i'm against mandatory taxing.

If they taxed it like they taxed EVE it would be a income tax.

Example 1 - So if you go offline with 2,325,123,671 ISK in your account there would be 2,325,123,671 ISK in your account when you log back in (no matter how long you were gone).

Example 2 - If you played a Pub match and made 271,350 ISK in reward, while your corp had a 10% tax rate, then 27,135 ISK would be deposited in your corps wallet and 244,215 ISK would be deposited in your personal wallet.

If they taxed it like they taxed EVE it would be a income tax.

Example 1 - So if you go offline with 2,325,123,671 ISK in your account there would be 2,325,123,671 ISK in your account when you log back in (no matter how long you were gone).

Example 2 - If you played a Pub match and made 271,350 ISK in reward, while your corp had a 10% tax rate, then 27,135 ISK would be deposited in your corps wallet and 244,215 ISK would be deposited in your personal wallet.

1. YES
2. Dont see why not
3. meh not important, can leave it at 0

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

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1: Yes

2: Yes

3: Good idea; Maybe below 10% not to get them to seek lower but to get them accustom to paying some sort of tax because from my experience I found that new players joining a corporation come in not expecting the corporation tax...

Please include if you are a director of a corp or not when answering question 1.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

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SKYPE LEAK

[9:56:58 AM] Cerebral Wolf: Tell CCP we need corp tax please

ok cw, ok

edit: what we really need though are jetpacks

If we get taxes, I want the option to overthrow the CEO if taxes get high. Taxation without representation.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

Generally if you are being taxed then you receive services from the Government as a result of being a member or citizen. At the moment with the power solely in the hands of the directors they could set a tax on all members but the only ones that get to use the money are the elite members of the corp during battles be it PC, Instant or corp. All the rest of the members see is a corp taking your money and others having fun with it in their 'paid by you' proto suits.

I would rather see a profit sharing scheme so all members feel involved. It could work as follows:

The corp sets a base % that all members contribute and if the corp makes a profit from the sale of clones , and other stuff in the future, then that profit is shared among all members of the corp based on that percentage set. If you contribute more then you get a larger percentage of the profit. As part of it the corp would set up an additional fund that diverts a percentage of the profit into to help with future projects. So what you would have is a corp contribution of say 10% and the corp makes a profit and 80% goes to the members and 20% goes into the future defence fund. Of course this only works if a corp is profitable.

The way PC is set up then it would be insane for any Corp to field anything less than their elite players during all PC battles which means that the rest of the corp has no real involvement and never sees any benefit from the tax as it all goes to equipping the elite players.

For those corps that are not profitable then as an alternative they could provide useful services such as seminars on how the UI works, what skills to invest in and actual training events so that their members see some benefit from the money they are "taxed".

Otherwise all that you are describing is nothing more than a parasite I.e. the corp taxes you and you see no benefit as it is all going to the directors and elite members. For the majority of the player base what is the incentive to pay taxes and more importantly keep on paying taxes to a given corps.

Done right the idea of a tax, or whatever scheme is thought up, could create a sense of community as corps try to entice players to their corps because of what they provide to all of their members,not just the best players, but if done wrong you will see big move to NPC corps just so players can spite those who do benefit from the tax levied on them.

If you want to levy a tax then what will you provide in return?

If we get taxes, I want the option to overthrow the CEO if taxes get high. Taxation without representation.

^this made me laugh

"Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and that Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do" - Mark Twain

I don't feel like a mercenary if I am obliged to pay my corporation a portion of my earnings. That makes me feel like a worker, and suddenly, as Twain observes, I don't want to be in a corporation anymore.

If this system is implemented though, there's tax wherever I go, because we're automatically thrown into NPC corporations. The freedom is lost; and play becomes work.

Unless the rates are really low. Even then, though, I feel a tax detracts from that sense of being truly mercenary.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

CCP why not just put this to a vote in the same way that you did for the skill point system??

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

1.yes
2.yes
3.yes 10-15% HOWEVER the money the NPC corps take in tax should be used for things!! I mean they should not be dragging money into the void, that money taken in tax should be used as part of the Event planing and merc contracts and such things, maybe npc tournys or they give some of that money to their best players in the npc corp. Something! it should not just sit idle it should be taken and used for that NPC corps goals and objectives even if that is just a lottery or something or special events! or for doing well in FW.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

NPC corps then I will just make my own corp and keep all my money.

3.
NO

Its better for players to want to join a corporation because its a good group of mercs that they enjoy playing with. Players shouldn't be forced into joining corps just to escape a tax. Players need a positive about player corps to motivate them to join, not a "if you don't join one, your money will be stolen".

I would support if players have to option of not being in any corp at all. Players should have a choice on if they want to belong in something that drains their money, and currently there is no option to be a free agent (no NPC or player corp). No one asked to be part of their NPC corp.

This will confuse and anger players (and possibly reviewers), people will flood to the forum complaining that there is some bug that makes their ISK disappear because I'm certain you guys won't make it clear to them in the UI how it works (you didn't explain in the UI for when players hit the SP cap and people came to the forums complaining about the SP gains). Even if the UI did explain it, I doubt you're going to tell them "maybe if you join a player-corporation the tax might be lower".

Seriously consider the first point about rewards to members, and obligation of a corp to its members.



EDIT: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=67811&find=unread I discuss ways to make the corporation/member relationship mutualistic, and incentivize corp membership.

I'm not in a crop nor will I join one, so if they set up a tax it wouldn't bother me.
It is understandable for a corp to have one, this way the corp actually has funds.

If a tax is put on NPC corps then I will just make my own corp and keep all my money.

Yes this is how it would work.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

This could be implemented with a server-side change only. Just copy the corp tax-rate from how it is set in Eve. Until the client receives the UI control, a Dust corp would have to have an Eve character set as a director.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

Yes to everything - same reasons as everyone else who has said yes
Also for NPC corps - 15%, to get people used to paying tax, but also that they get something out of it as well. Free militia kit each month? ISK bonus? NPC corp battles?

Also, it would be good for the CEO of a corp to see information on who is paying what etc.
If a corp is planning some sort of profit sharing scheme (like me) then it would be good to see who is active & deserves it. Rather than a character just sitting there earning nothing for the corp but taking an equ slice of the pie.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

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There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

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1. Yes

2. No. More options are always better. If the corps want to use the same tax rate, they can still do so. Let them decide.

3. No. It doesn't make sense to tax NPC corps in DUST. As others have indicated people will just create their own tax shelter corps and pay nothing. And what would be the point of that?
It's different from EVE. If you are in a player corp in EVE, others can declare war on you, attack you and destroy your stuff. If you are in an NPC corp you are (more or less) safe and in exchange you pay the default tax. Creating your own corp is risk free in DUST and it'd always be profitable on the long run, if the NPC corp has >0 tax.

1. Definitely. In fact, I'd prefer more options than just "X% of income" - Corps should be able to set tax in such a way that it encourages members to play regularly. If someone wants a highly-active Corp, they could set a fixed-rate periodic tax on members instead of (or possibly as well as) a % of your income. That way, if you're more active, the tax hurts less. Also, we could do with a "tax exempt" option for certain players - or at least certain roles.

2. As a default, yes. But I think it should be possible to tax both groups at different rates if the Corp chooses to do so.

3. I'd say yes, but it depends what you want to do with this. You don't want to force new players to create a wave of startup Corps that will never go anywhere, and setting the tax bar too high will make everyone start by creating their own Corp just to avoid being taxed. You also don't want to drop all the way down to 0 if the aim is to encourage players to move out of NPC Corps. I'd say probably 10% is a good level, some player Corps will use that as a "baseline" level, some will push for more on the grounds that "we're better Corpmates" and some will ask less to give people more incentive to join.

I can see what you are getting but I do have some reservations. In answer to your points:

1. What you are talking about is a penalty clause. I think if you find a player is not active enough for your corp you should boot them out. As this penalty clause would allow for significant abuse and is penalising people for having a life outside of the game. This is extreme but for example you could set the penalty clause at 10 million isk a day if that specific player does not play 100 games that day because you know they are away etc and have plenty of isk in their account.

2. This takes elements from points 1 and 2. You could refer to it as the Friends, Family and Favourites tax i.e. you set a very low tax on them and a higher tax on everyone else. When you made the point I assume you referring to members who are low on isk or were new players in general.

3. I agree with you a 5-10% tax for NPC corps so new players get used to the idea and don't all rush to make mini corps that have no involvement with the wider community.

There is nothing wrong with your suggestions and under the write circumstances would be very useful to a corp but with no means to counter the power of the CEO/Directors or even monitor their activities it would just make it too easy to abuse these functions. Yes we live in a harsh universe but we shouldn't make it too easy to steal isk from corp members.

safeguards and transparency.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

As I pointed out before, I'm sure many "real" Merc bands had their individual shares reduced by ridiculous amounts by greedy leadership and quite often.

You might want to actually look at what happens rather than just being "sure". Most mercenary corporations these days give set wages + bonus, not take some sort of tithe from the group.

Over history, not paying the mercenary corps you hired was a good way to find yourself having to fight them. Didn't happen often, and certainly not more than once by anybody.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

All of this is IMO, and I'm not very experienced yet, but it seems to me that applying a tax to players to work for you seems counter-intuitive to the whole idea of mercenaries. So...

1. No. All other questions rendered moot.

The ISK a player gets from a battle should depend on the whim of the corp. X per battle + Y per kill, Z per revive, N per objective capture, etc, and perhaps even a negative modifier for clone replacement. To make it easier for mercs to choose their battles.. have a "base" value offered by NPC corps and allow corps to just modify the base if they want (base x2, base x0.5, etc) or do a custom payment schedule. Corps may offer different payment schedules for their own members/alliance members/unaffiliated mercs.

The loot a player gets from a battle should go to the corp sponsoring his/her presence there, and the bulk of the Dust ISK market should be made up of this loot, with CCP backstopping it at unreasonably high prices for when no corp has a particular item on offer. This would suggest much higher loot scavenging rates, but lower level loot would be acceptable then, because it gets resold to Dust players, hopefully at a profit for the corp.

Thus the bulk of the ISK generation in Dust comes from planet owning corps, and not from CCP sponsored play.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

There's no net loss then. The system we have now works okay, and we have no corporation taxes. If you want to create a one man corp, fine. But the ISK you save on taxes will be pennies compared to the ISK you would have made with a big corporation, taxes included.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

Issue : Donation tracking log and donation cap.

Suggestion : Receipts

As a % of match earnings regular players donate far more. I could give so much more than others but my donations may not be visible. I want to be able to see in game (ill be tracking in excel too) my donations vs the corps assistance to me. The is helpful to track if my corp, which is an organisation of mutual benefit is in-fact mutually beneficial or if the funds are being drained by leeches.

Receipts
Basically a receipt for donations and withdrawals helps both me and my corp track funds and have evidence for crime/abuse/taking of urine etc. A simple email or a corp tally sheet.

Can we include donation tracking and perhaps set a CAP. So on top of 10% tax once a total (set by corp) is reach my donations stop until the next cycle.

"Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and that Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do" - Mark Twain

I don't feel like a mercenary if I am obliged to pay my corporation a portion of my earnings. That makes me feel like a worker, and suddenly, as Twain observes, I don't want to be in a corporation anymore.

If this system is implemented though, there's tax wherever I go, because we're automatically thrown into NPC corporations. The freedom is lost; and play becomes work.

Unless the rates are really low. Even then, though, I feel a tax detracts from that sense of being truly mercenary.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?

2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?

3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Okay...first off I know I am posting late on this and I know I don't post often on the forums, but I would like to voice my opinion on the tax issue.

1. Yes we need corp tax, and not just a flat percentage. We need flat taxes and scalar percentages as well. Flat taxes do have the ability to be abused, yes that is true, but so do all taxes. I get that people have reservations about this and to that I have one thing to say...welcome to New Eden. If corps abuse taxes, mercs leave said corp, simple. Scalar taxes are important as well, for example after x amount has been earned through tax, the tax rate lowers or raises to y percent, and so on. This creates tax brackets, which can be done in customized ways such as high earners paying a higher percentage or a flexible "dues" system in which the percentage is made up of incremental mile stones. Regardless, it creates a flexible tax system which can be utilized as a corporation sees fit. Again, if people do not like a corps tax, they can find one they do like and welcome to New Eden.



Thank you for reading my thoughts on the matter, thank you CCP for this outlet to provide feedback on the matter. Yay bacon! And kitten welcome to New Eden, mother kitten!

No...the reason I have only one like is because I don't spend all my time trying to be prom queen on the forums and as such very rarely post, if you care to point out the specific issues you have with my suggestion, please do. I am more than willing to debate the issue. On the other hand, if you are basing your criticism on number of likes, I wish you luck in being voted prom queen, as it would obviously mean so much to you and your fragile self esteem. So again, please state your specific issues and debate me about those...I would love to thoroughly address the tax issue.

On the contrary, fixed rates could easily be done if they are set up not to take money out of wallets and only apply a maximum percentage of income. Thus no single player will be taxed over x amount per y amount of time. I apologize for not explaining better. I fully agree that no money should be taken from player wallets and this should have been clarified in my post. It was a simple oversight on my part, but beyond that, this is New Eden and that means it follows the lore of a harsh and cut throat universe controlled by corporations. There is no easy mode, there is risk in everything.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

It doesnt matter if you are a CEO or not

How does the corp expect to get funding? from donations? half wont donate, a small tax makes sure everyone puts in anyways

Also it should be on the end of game screen also so you can see how much the corp takes from your earnings after every match

Yes but only tax the profit you earn during a match if I earn 100,000 in a match but spent 90,000 on drop suits then only tax 10,000 also I would to see how much ISK I spent during the match

You might want to actually look at what happens rather than just being "sure". Most mercenary corporations these days give set wages + bonus, not take some sort of tithe from the group.

Over history, not paying the mercenary corps you hired was a good way to find yourself having to fight them. Didn't happen often, and certainly not more than once by anybody.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

Put a limit (if you haven't all ready) to corp taxing, i don't want 50% gone because my leader is secretly a greed demon

Put a limit (if you haven't all ready) to corp taxing, i don't want 50% gone because my leader is secretly a greed demon

1. Yes
2. No, I actually want to make it so corporations can charge different tax rates on different things like mining, etc.
3. Yes, just like in eve. 10%, but slightly increase the rate that isk comes out to compensate so its at 0

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

1. Hmm yes so that way I won't forget to donate to my corp but should have a max at around 15% (or more) so it would be less for npc corp by a good sized chunk.

2. yes

3. yes and should dig a chunk out of their winnings so maybe 20% - 25% (more is acceptable but should be higher then the max tax for player corps)

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?

2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?

3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes

It seems the community is quite unanimous in this.
Now DO IT.

There has been a bit of discussion about corporation taxes after our dev blog update to Planetary Conquest so I wanted to start a thread specifically on that.

1. Are you in favour of having a corporation tax system, allowing directors to specify a % percentage of all income earned by mercenaries to be taxed and delivered to the corporation wallet?
2. Should this be the same tax value that is used in EVE for mixed corporations?
3. Should we set tax on NPC corporations as well to encourage players to find player corporations that may have a cheaper tax rate? What would the default tax rate be?

Cheers-

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes for the NPC Corporation tax, BUT rather than the ISK just going into the void, put it into tournaments, merc battles, events etc. That way their isn't just a black hole in the economy but instead the money going back.

A limit of 2 million ISK a day per player.

% would accumulate too much of a price that members would hate.

If they're playing so much that they are getting taxed 2m ISK per day they are getting 8m+ ISK for themselves and if not, they need to find/make a different corp.