Taxes & Discounts

Balance your economy with taxes and reward players with discounts!

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Taxes

Taxes are deducted from sell transactions, helping control money flow in your economy.

How Taxes Work

When a player sells items:

1. Base sell price is calculated
2. Tax percentage is deducted
3. Player receives the net amount

Net Amount = Sell Price - (Sell Price × Tax Rate)

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Tax Configuration

# In config.yml

taxes:
  # Show tax in item lore
  hidden: false
  tax_lore: ' &6*tax: %tax%'
  
  # Tax tiers based on transaction value
  tax:
    over_1k_vault:
      ecoType: VAULT
      value: 1000
      tax: 1%
    over_5k_vault:
      ecoType: VAULT
      value: 5000
      tax: 2%
    over_10k_vault:
      ecoType: VAULT
      value: 10000
      tax: 3%
    over_100_points:
      ecoType: EXP
      value: 100
      type: points
      tax: 1%
    over_10_levels:
      ecoType: EXP
      value: 10
      type: levels
      tax: 1%

Tax Display

When hidden: false, players see tax info in the item lore:

Sell Price: $1,000
*tax: 1% ($10)
You receive: $990

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Progressive Tax Rates

Create tiered tax brackets:

taxes:
  tax:
    tier1:
      ecoType: VAULT
      value: 0
      tax: 0%
    tier2:
      ecoType: VAULT
      value: 1000
      tax: 1%
    tier3:
      ecoType: VAULT
      value: 5000
      tax: 2%
    tier4:
      ecoType: VAULT
      value: 10000
      tax: 3%
    tier5:
      ecoType: VAULT
      value: 50000
      tax: 5%

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Discounts

InfiniteShops offers multiple discount systems to reward players.

Item Discount

Random chance for discounts based on purchase amount:

# In config.yml

discounts:
  item_discount:
    chance: '%amount% * 0.25'  # 25% per item
    discount: '%amount% * 0.05'  # 5% per item

Example: Buying 10 items = 2.5% chance for 0.5% discount

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Stack Discount

Discount for buying in bulk (stacks of 64):

discounts:
  stack:
    chance: '%stack% * 0.5'  # 50% per stack
    discount: '%stack% * 1'  # 1% per stack

Example: Buying 5 stacks = 2.5% chance for 5% discount

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Shopper Rank Discounts

Give discounts based on player's shopping history:

# In shopper_ranks.yml

ranks:
  bronze:
    required_purchases: 100
    discount: 2%
  silver:
    required_purchases: 500
    discount: 5%
  gold:
    required_purchases: 1000
    discount: 10%
  platinum:
    required_purchases: 5000
    discount: 15%

See Shopper Ranks for more details.

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Discount Messages

Configure discount notification messages:

# In messages.yml
DISCOUNT_APPLIED: " &fand got a discount of &6%discount%%"
TAX_PAID: " &fand paid a tax of &6%tax%"

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Permission-Based Tax Reduction

VIP players can receive tax reductions:

taxes:
  reductions:
    enabled: true
    permissions:
      vip:
        permission: 'infiniteshops.tax.vip'
        reduction: 25%  # 25% less tax
      mvp:
        permission: 'infiniteshops.tax.mvp'
        reduction: 50%  # 50% less tax
      admin:
        permission: 'infiniteshops.tax.bypass'
        reduction: 100%  # No tax

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Tax-Free Items

Exclude specific items from taxes:

# In shop item configuration
items:
  essential_food:
    material: BREAD
    sell_price: 10
    tax_exempt: true  # No tax on this item

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Configuration Reference

Full Tax Configuration

taxes:
  # Enable tax system
  enabled: true
  
  # Show tax in item lore
  hidden: false
  tax_lore: ' &6*tax: %tax%'
  
  # Tax brackets
  tax:
    tier1:
      ecoType: VAULT
      value: 1000
      tax: 1%
    tier2:
      ecoType: VAULT
      value: 5000
      tax: 2%
    tier3:
      ecoType: VAULT
      value: 10000
      tax: 3%
  
  # VIP reductions
  reductions:
    enabled: true
    permissions:
      vip:
        permission: 'infiniteshops.tax.vip'
        reduction: 25%

Full Discount Configuration

discounts:
  # Random discount on purchase
  item_discount:
    enabled: true
    chance: '%amount% * 0.25'
    discount: '%amount% * 0.05'
  
  # Bulk purchase discount
  stack:
    enabled: true
    chance: '%stack% * 0.5'
    discount: '%stack% * 1'
  
  # Permission-based flat discounts
  permissions:
    enabled: true
    groups:
      vip:
        permission: 'infiniteshops.discount.vip'
        discount: 5%
      mvp:
        permission: 'infiniteshops.discount.mvp'
        discount: 10%

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Tips

1. Balance taxes carefully - Too high discourages selling
2. Use progressive rates - Fair for all player levels
3. Reward loyal customers - Use shopper ranks
4. Combine with multipliers - Create VIP packages
5. Display tax info - Transparency builds trust