Bills, Rent & Tax

The Bills system allows server administrators to introduce recurring financial obligations for businesses. These charges are managed entirely from the Admin panel and apply per-job, creating an economic layer that incentivizes active business management.

Make sure to give the business access to the Bills tab in the admin panel > Access Tab > Bills Access.

Rent

Rent is a fixed recurring charge assigned to a specific business. Once enabled, the billing cycle starts immediately and repeats every configured interval.

• Set a flat rent amount and a billing interval (in days) per business

• Enabling rent begins the cycle instantly — disabling it does not reset the accumulated state

Tax

Tax is a percentage-based charge that accumulates as the business earns income. Every time the business receives revenue, a portion is added to their pending tax balance, which is collected at the end of each billing interval.

• Set a tax rate (%) and a billing interval (in days) per business

• Tax accumulates passively with every income event — employees don't need to do anything

Utility Bills

Utility bills (Gas, Electricity, Water) are consumption-based charges tied to crafting activity. Each utility can be enabled or disabled independently and has two configurable values:

• Cost per craft — a flat charge added to the utility bill each time a craft action is performed

• Billing interval — how often (in days) the accumulated utility cost is collected

Configuration

All of the above is configured from the Admin panel → Bills tab, which is split into three sections:

• Utility Config — global settings for Gas, Electricity, Water and maintenance values

• Rent — per-business rent amount, interval and toggle

• Tax — per-business tax rate and interval

Employees can view their current bill status and outstanding balances directly from the Bills tab inside the business application.