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+======= Taxes =======
+The Game Mechanics section of the manual details the internal formula used in the game's calculations.  This section of the manual uses pseudo-code and may not be 100% the same as the code in the game.
+The Game Mechanics part of the manual is mainly designed to be a reference for the frequently asked question, "Why do I get this rating when I do X, Y, Z?!" Usually, this answer involves many different variables, which this section of the manual demonstrates.
+**The game mechanics section of the manual shows [[https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/seeing+how+the+sausage+gets+made|how the sausage gets made]]. So you really may want to avoid this portion of the manual if you enjoy the game.**
+===== Variables =====
+^ Name ^ Description ^ ^ Name ^ Description ^
+| **Interest_Income** | This is the income generated from interest | | **Quarter_Income** | This is the revenues you made over the last 3 months |
+| **Quarter_Costs** | Your expenses over the last 3 months | | **Lobbying_Efficiency** | This is your lobbying efficiency value based on your lobbying budget and time |
+| **maxLobbyingFunds** | This is the maximum you can spend on lobbying | | **HQ_Tax_Rate** | This is the tax rate of your HQ city |
+| **Yearly_Profits** | This is the yearly profits of your company, revenues minus expenses | | **Tax_Refund** | If you overpaid your taxes for the year, you'll get money back |
+| **Tax_Underpaid** | If you underpaid your taxes, you'll have to pay more | | **IRS
+** | The taxman |
+| **branch_city_tax_rate** | Tax rate of the branch selling the vehicle | | **factory_city_tax_Rate** | Tax rate of the factory shipping the vehicle to the branch selling it |
+| **SellPrice** | The sales price of the vehicle being sold | | **NumberOfCarsSoldHere** | The number of vehicles sold at this branch |
+===== Taxable Income =====
+<code cpp>
+Quarter_Profits = Interest_Income + (Quarter_Income - Quarter_Costs)
+lobbyMod = lobbying_Efficiency / (maxLobbyingFunds * 3.5)
+Quarter_Profits = Quarter_Profits * (1 - lobbyMod)
+</code>
+===== Quarterlies =====
+<code cpp>
+if(Quarter_Profits > 0)
+{
+    Taxes_This_Quarter = Quarter_Profits * HQ_Tax_Rate
+    Taxes_Paid_This_Year = Taxes_Paid_This_Year + Taxes_This_Quarter
+}
+</code>
+===== Yearly =====
+<code cpp>
+Taxes_Owed_For_Year = Yearly_Profits * HQ_Tax_Rate
+if(Taxes_Owed_For_Year < Taxes_Paid_This_Year)
+{
+   Tax_Refund = Taxes_Paid_This_Year - Taxes_Owed_For_Year
+}
+else if(Taxes_Owed_For_Year < Taxes_Paid_This_Year)
+{
+    Tax_Underpaid = Taxes_Owed_For_Year - Taxes_Paid_This_Year
+}
+else
+{
+    The IRS will find something.
+}
+</code>
+===== Import =====
+<code cpp>
+For Each Car Shipped From Factory To Branch
+{
+  if(Factory Country is not branch country)
+  {
+      importTaxRate = branch_city_tax_rate - factory_city_tax_Rate
+      if(importTaxRate < 0.05)
+          importTaxRate = 0.02;
+      else
+          importTaxRate /= 2.0;
+      importTax = SellPrice * importTaxRate * NumberOfCarsSoldHere
+  }
+}
+</code>