diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a4e0cc..a80ac9d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
     <groupId>quicktax</groupId>
     <artifactId>quicktax</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0</version>
+    <version>1.4.1</version>
 
     <name>QuickTax</name>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/tk/taverncraft/quicktax/utils/TaxManager.java b/src/main/java/tk/taverncraft/quicktax/utils/TaxManager.java
index 8010007..7b9f2c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tk/taverncraft/quicktax/utils/TaxManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tk/taverncraft/quicktax/utils/TaxManager.java
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ public class TaxManager {
     public static boolean isCollecting;
     public static Runnable task;
 
+    // permission nodes for tax exemptions
+    private final String exemptFullPerm = "quicktax.exempt.*";
+    private final String exemptCollectNamePerm = "quicktax.exempt.collectname";
+    private final String exemptCollectAllPerm = "quicktax.exempt.collectall";
+    private final String exemptCollectBalPerm = "quicktax.exempt.collectbal";
+    private final String exemptCollectRankPerm = "quicktax.exempt.collectrank";
+    private final String exemptCollectActivityPerm = "quicktax.exempt.collectactivity";
+
     /**
      * Constructor for TaxManager.
      */
@@ -51,6 +59,13 @@ public class TaxManager {
         }
 
         OfflinePlayer player = this.main.getServer().getOfflinePlayer(name);
+        if (isTaxExempt(player, exemptCollectNamePerm)) {
+            MessageManager.sendMessage(sender, "tax-exempt",
+                new String[]{"%player%"},
+                new String[]{name});
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (func.updatePlayer(player, Double.parseDouble(amount), 0.0, false)) {
             MessageManager.sendMessage(sender, "tax-collect-success-individual",
                     new String[]{"%player%"},
@@ -60,6 +75,7 @@ public class TaxManager {
                     new String[]{"%player%"},
                     new String[]{name});
         }
+
         if (validationManager.doStoreData(null)) {
             this.main.getStatsManager().updateServerStats(this.totalTaxCollected, true);
         }
@@ -88,7 +104,12 @@ public class TaxManager {
         }
 
         Arrays.stream(this.main.getServer().getOfflinePlayers())
-                .forEach(offlinePlayer -> func.updatePlayer(offlinePlayer, balTaxAmount, claimsTaxAmount, usePercentage));
+                .forEach(offlinePlayer -> {
+                    if (isTaxExempt(offlinePlayer, exemptCollectAllPerm)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    func.updatePlayer(offlinePlayer, balTaxAmount, claimsTaxAmount, usePercentage);
+                });
         MessageManager.sendMessage(sender, "tax-collect-success-all");
         if (validationManager.doStoreData(null)) {
             this.main.getStatsManager().updateServerStats(this.totalTaxCollected, true);
@@ -118,6 +139,9 @@ public class TaxManager {
 
         Arrays.stream(this.main.getServer().getOfflinePlayers())
                 .forEach(offlinePlayer -> {
+                    if (isTaxExempt(offlinePlayer, exemptCollectRankPerm)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
                     for (String rank : ranks.getKeys(true)) {
                         String[] playerGroups = Main.getPermissions().getPlayerGroups(Bukkit.getWorlds().get(0).getName(), offlinePlayer);
                         if (Arrays.stream(playerGroups).anyMatch(rank::equalsIgnoreCase)) {
@@ -169,6 +193,9 @@ public class TaxManager {
 
         Arrays.stream(this.main.getServer().getOfflinePlayers())
                 .forEach(offlinePlayer -> {
+                    if (isTaxExempt(offlinePlayer, exemptCollectBalPerm)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
                     for (int bal : intList) {
                         if (offlinePlayer.getName() == null) {
                             continue;
@@ -221,6 +248,9 @@ public class TaxManager {
 
         Arrays.stream(this.main.getServer().getOfflinePlayers())
             .forEach(offlinePlayer -> {
+                if (isTaxExempt(offlinePlayer, exemptCollectActivityPerm)) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 for (long lastSeen : longList) {
                     if (offlinePlayer.getName() == null) {
                         continue;
@@ -401,6 +431,17 @@ public class TaxManager {
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if a player is exempted from tax.
+     *
+     * @param player player to check
+     * @param permissionNode permission node used to determine if player is exempt
+     */
+    private boolean isTaxExempt(OfflinePlayer player, String permissionNode) {
+        return Main.getPermissions().playerHas(Bukkit.getWorlds().get(0).getName(), player, exemptFullPerm)
+            || Main.getPermissions().playerHas(Bukkit.getWorlds().get(0).getName(), player, permissionNode);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Interface to determine what type of update to run.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 1916d29..b06987e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ enable-sound: true
 # list of supported sound: https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/bukkit/org/bukkit/Sound.html
 play-sound: ENTITY_PLAYER_LEVELUP
 
+# note: tax exemptions can be done via the following 6 permission nodes:
+# quicktax.exempt.*
+# quicktax.exempt.collectname
+# quicktax.exempt.collectall
+# quicktax.exempt.collectbal
+# quicktax.exempt.collectrank
+# quicktax.exempt.collectactivity
+# more information here: https://github.com/tjtanjin/QuickTax/wiki/Tutorial#commands--permissions
+
 #####################################################################################
 #                                                                                   #
 #                             Leaderboard Configurations                            #
diff --git a/src/main/resources/en.yml b/src/main/resources/en.yml
index 50d9703..887da7a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/en.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/en.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ tax-withdraw-success: '&aBalance withdrawn successfully!'
 tax-withdraw-fail: '&cThere is insufficient server tax balance!'
 tax-collect-fail-individual: '&b%player% &chas no money to pay tax!' # %player%
 tax-collect-already-running: '&cAn existing tax collection is ongoing, please try again later!'
+tax-exempt: '&cThe player &b%player% &cis exempted from your tax collection!'
 player-pay-tax-fail: '&cYou have insufficient balance to pay tax!' # %player%
 player-pay-tax-success: '&aTax was collected from you and you have paid $%amount%!' # %player%, %amount%
 player-receive-tax-money: '&aYou received $%amount% from the server tax balance!' # %amount%