Applying taxes on dealerships separately

[Marzanna]

Hey there, the suggestion is an amendment on the current taxation system.

Context:

At this moment, vehicle dealerships are taxed based on the player's tax bracket. So when a player invests in a dealership, their profit margins are entirely dependent on their taxation rate. This dependency than leads to higher prices as a higher price is needed to simply break even.

This negatively impacts anyone who doesn't have the credits or spare funds to buy a Diamond VIP (used as reference since it offers the highest tax break) when running a dealership, as players will always flock to the cheaper option, which in this case would be someone that has said VIP.

This creates an unfair situation where someone's financial well-being OOC influences their IC business success. 

Suggestion:

Impose a separate tax system or tax bracket on dealerships and businesses. Since dealerships at least already have their own "account", it might not be too difficult to have funds be taxed by the system, then sent directly to the dealership's owner/manager rather than to the salary account.

This can be maybe a flat 15% or a progressive system that changes based on the amount of stock a dealership is holding.

Benefit:

A more competitive environment for dealership businesses. If everyone is taxed equally, then everyone will have the equal opportunity to make a business succeed without relying on something gained via OOC means. 

This would encourage dealerships to host events and be aggressive in their advertising IC. Price cuts can be offered strategically and existing dealerships are less likely to be complacent in their marketing, since the previous status as the "de facto car/boat dealership" is no longer dependent on an OOC currency.

Thank you.

Edited December 18, 2024 by Marzanna