Corporate Taxes, Ground Rent, Insolvency & Rebirth
A disciplined treasury prevents bankruptcy and protects your enterprise's operational assets.
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1. Consolidated Financial Statement & Operating P&L Console
Merchants can review their financial performance using the Consolidated P&L Statement inside the Financials & Analytics console. This reporting panel breaks down corporate accounts across multiple periods (Today, Yesterday, Week, Month, Year, and All-Time):
Revenue & Sales
* Retail Sales: Direct-to-consumer revenue from retail stores and trading posts. * Wholesale Sales: B2B contract fulfillment revenue from farms, mines, and processing factories.Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
* Supplier Procurement: Expenses from buying raw materials or inventory from B2B partners. * Crown Imports: Sourcing costs paid to the NPC global reserve supply. * Tariffs & Duties: Import duties levied on cross-border logistics shipments.Operating Expenses (OPEX)
* Workforce Wages: Daily employee payroll costs disbursed on pay day (every 24 ticks). * Facility Overhead & Rent: Periodic commercial ground leases and municipal facility rent. * Corporate Taxes & Customs: Municipal real estate property taxes, income taxes, and trade duties. * Loan Financing: Compounded interest payments on outstanding debt facilities.---
2. Commercial Ground Rent & City Land Value
Facilities must pay recurring occupancy ground leases to municipal land authorities:
\text{Weekly Rent} = \text{Base Rent Per Worker (£2)} \times \text{Size} \times \left(1 + (\text{Level} - 1) \times 0.20\right) \times \text{City Land Value Multiplier}\text{Daily Rent} = \frac{\text{Weekly Rent}}{7}- City Land Value Multiplier: Dynamically reflects municipal economic density: - London & Amsterdam:
- Billing Schedule: Deducted daily during the pay day cycle alongside employee payroll.
- Realm Rates:
- A high-urgency Crown Insolvency Notice banner appears on the CEO Dashboard.
- The treasury stat card switches to bold red (
rose). - The CEO has 72 in-game hours (3 game days) to restore positive solvency.
- Turnaround Actions: Sell off inventory stock, raise retail markups, cancel idle supply contracts, or downsize worker rosters to reduce daily payroll and rent.
- If cash balance is restored to
\ge £0.00, solvency is restored and the timer clears. - Asset Seizure: Crown bailiffs seize and dismantle all facilities. All employees are discharged, machinery is seized, and warehouse stocks are cleared.
- Order Books Wiped: All open buy and sell orders on the public exchange are cancelled.
- Contracts Terminated: Active bilateral supply contracts are cancelled.
- Debt Discharged: Outstanding bank loans are defaulted and cleared to zero.
- The failed corporate entity is dissolved, but user account and authentication are 100% preserved.
- The entrepreneur is immediately granted a fresh Crown Merchant Charter with:
\approx 1.36\times (higher rents for prime urban commercial land).
- Hull & Small Towns: \approx 0.70\times (discounted ground leases).
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3. Sovereign Municipal Real Estate Property Taxes
Sovereign realms levy recurring property taxes based on the assessed real estate valuation of the physical plant (construction cost, tier level, and worker scale):
\text{Assessed Asset Valuation} = \text{Base Construction Cost} \times \text{Level} \times \text{Size}\text{Daily Property Tax} = \frac{\text{Assessed Asset Valuation} \times \text{tax\_property}}{360}- Netherlands (
NLD): 0.4% annual rate (Dutch merchant haven)- England (
ENG): 0.5% annual rate- Spain (
ESP): 0.6% annual rate- France (
FRA): 0.8% annual rate (royal property dues)
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4. Insolvency, Grace Period & Chapter 7 Liquidation
If an enterprise incurs operating losses that exhaust its liquid capital:
1. Insolvency Warning (Cash < £0.00)
2. The 72-Tick Grace Period (3 Game Days)
3. Chapter 7 Liquidation & Seizure
If the grace period countdown reaches 0 (or net equity drops below-£5,000):