Housing Taxes
Summary
- Players who have two or more "qualifying" houses across all of their accounts (by OutlandsID) will now be subject to paying Housing Taxes
- This system will go into effect on April 15, 2025
- Players will not accumulate any taxes until the system goes into effect
Housing Tax Menus
- If a player either currently qualifies for Housing Taxes, or has past unpaid Housing Taxes, they will see a Housing Taxes section displayed in the center of the Overview Page of the Housing Menu of their houses
- Players can click the "Details" button on the Housing Tax section to view a Tax Report menu explaining their Housing Taxes in detail
Bankers
- Any player can also say the word "Tax" near a Banker NPC in town to view a Tax Report for their houses on their accounts (by OutlandsID)
- Players can also shift-click a Banker and select the Housing Taxes context menu entry to view their Tax Report
Qualifying and Exempt Houses
By default, all types of Houses and House Boats are considered to be qualifying houses. However, the following types of houses are considered exempt types:
- Prestige Guild Houses
- Rental Rooms
Exempt House types will never be subject to taxes and will have no impact on Housing Taxes for a player
Who Qualifies For Housing Taxes
- Only players who have two or more "qualifying" houses across their accounts (by OutlandsID) will be subject to Housing Taxes
- Players who only have a single house will never be subject to Housing Taxes
Surface Area
- In order to determine Housing Tax amounts due for players, their qualifying houses are "ranked" in order of highest to lowest by Surface Area
- The Surface Area of a house is based on the Dimensions of the ground floor, i.e (Width * Height)
Example: A house that was listed as 16x22 would have a Surface Area of 16 x 22 = 352 Tiles
Players can find the Dimensions of a house in the following locations:
- In the Home Surveying Tool menu
- In the Housing Taxes Menu
- In the Outlands Wiki for Housing
Ranking Houses
- Exempt House types (Rental Rooms and Prestige Guild Houses) are never ranked and will never impact Housing Taxes for players
- A player's qualifying house with the 1st largest Surface Area is considered their Primary House
- A player's qualifying house with the 2nd largest Surface Area is considered their Secondary House
- A player's qualifying house with the 3rd largest Surface Area is considered their Tertiary House
Yearly Tax Amounts
The amount of Yearly Taxes that are accumulated for each of a player's houses is based on their Ranking, as follows:
- Primary House: None
- Secondary House: Yearly Tax of (100,000 + (5,000 * Surface Area)) Gold
- Tertiary House: Yearly Tax of (1,000,000 + (50,000 * Surface Area)) Gold