The Hidden Tax

The Hidden Tax

By: Ajiaco

Special mention: https://app.warera.io/user/6996e27bb40cfdad73fc23a8

04/06/2026

When I wrote the https://app.warera.io/article/6a20c35a5d9e04a34f4442b9, one of the things I mentioned was that there was a rounding error in the amount of BTC deducted from us each time we work. For that, I used the following screenshot as reference:

There, we can see how the amount deducted for taxes is 0.342 BTC. To obtain the amount of BTC deducted for taxes, it is enough to multiply the earnings by the tax percentage. In this case, there is a tax of 7.5% on earnings. In that tap, I had 4.14 in earnings. So:

4.14 * 0.075 = 0.3105

Why 0.3105 BTC? Why am I paying more then? A fellow player, https://app.warera.io/user/6996e27bb40cfdad73fc23a8, had the answer: there is an additional 10% tax on top of the original tax. In other words, given a tax X, we are actually paying:

X + 0.1*X = 1.1*X

Therefore, for the example case (the company was based in a country; check its government ethics):

4.14 * (1.1 * 0.075) = 0.34155

Rounding to three decimal places we get 0.342, which is what the UI displays. So, we observe that we are paying more to the state than we initially think. After learning this fact, annoyed, I started investigating where this hidden tax comes from, and I realized it was always right in front of our noses: This additional 10% corresponds to the Imperialist government Ethic.

Everything makes sense now. There were never any rounding or calculation errors, just a concealment of information (which can be even more outrageous). This means that for countries with the Imperialist Fanatic ethic, you could be paying 30% more in taxes than what appears at first glance. For countries that do not have these ethics, directly multiplying the earnings by the tax percentage is sufficient.

In conclusion, be careful about where you work, because working for empires costs more.

References

• https://app.warera.io/article/6a20c35a5d9e04a34f4442b9