Note: the Previous Tax system is no longer used.

Region Taxes

The flow of tax collection within a region is shown in the flowchart to the right. The basics are:

Peasants pay their taxes as determined by the tax rate
Guildhouses and temples pay taxes (guildhouses at half rate, temples at quarter rate)
Expenses such as buildings and militia payments are deducted from this total

This results in the tax gold available for collection.

The tax collection is done by the knights of the region, each within his own estate. The lord collects collects from any vacant estates and unassigned, wild lands. Collection in vacant estates and wild lands is at reduced efficiency, with a loss of about 50% of the tax income.

But the knights, lords and dukes all not being the actual owners of the land but only holding them in fief for the next one up the hierarchy, they all have to give a share of their income to their betters. Every level of the hierarchy defines the share the levels below contribute up:

The king decides the "kings share" - the % of income the dukes have to send to him
The dukes decide the "dukes shares" - the % of income the lords have to send to them
The lords decide the "lords shares" - the % of income the knights have to send to them

For better coordination, the tax rates are set per-region by the regional lords, while the day of the tax collection is determined by the realm banker.

Example

The following taxes were collected in Nid Tek. The tax rate for this collection was 13 % and the lords share was 10 %, and the duke's share at 50%.

Regional income and expenses
Peasants Taxes	               300 gold
Taxes from Guildhouses	       + 1 gold
Buildings Upkeep	       - 8 gold
Collectable Tax Gold	       293 gold

Estate of	Size	Peasants	Tax Collected	Knight Share	Lord Share
Ramiel	        38 %    3306            111 gold                        111 gold
Zena	        22 %    1914             64 gold         57 gold          7 gold
Tobel	        22 %    1914             64 gold         57 gold          7 gold
Franz	        16 %    1392             46 gold         41 gold          5 gold
Wild Lands	 2 %     174              2 gold                          2 gold
Region Totals			        287 gold        155 gold        132 gold

Lord and Duke Shares
Lord Share	              132 gold
Dukes Share	             - 66 gold
Lords Tax Income	       66 gold

Realm-Wide Taxes

In addition to the rulers share, realm-wide income from other sources, such as fines, will also be handed over to the ruler.

If the realm does not have a ruler at the day of the tax collection, the banker will receive the ruler share. Should the realm also not have a banker, a trustworthy minor noble will hold the share in escrow and promptly disappear, probably spending it all on whores and wine in a far-away place (aka, it will vanish).

Tax Income

The tax income formula is: ( W ) * ( T / 100 ) * ( P / 100 ) * ( E / 100 )
In where:
W = Daily generated wealth.
T = Region tax rate.
P = Region production.
E = Estate efficiency.