Tax Time Town: a free game about setting money aside for taxes

What is Tax Time Town?

Six months of profit from a small street, then the town's yearly bill arrives at an example rate. Each month choose how much to put in the tax pot so the bill is covered without starving the street of cash.

Tax Time Town is a free money game about planning for taxes. Six months of profit from a small street, and each month a Month Card changes it.

Slide how much of each month's profit goes into the tax pot. Then the town's bill arrives, at an example rate: is the pot enough, or far too much?

At a glance

Category

Money Moves

Difficulty

Medium

Play time

3–5 min

Price

Free, in your browser, sign-up optional

How to play

Each month

Slide the share of profit that goes in the tax pot. 50 per month near the rate.

Tax day

Up to 300 if the pot covers the bill. Example rates, not any country's real rules.

Three levels

Beginner, Intermediate or Expert, picked before you play: the content and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.

Coins

Example numbers in plain fictional coins, made up for the game. Not financial advice.

Scoring

50 per month within 5 points of the example rate, then up to 300 if the pot covers the bill (150 if far too much sat idle).

Six months per run.

What it trains

Planning

Setting money aside before it is due.

Percentages

A share of a changing profit.

Strategy and tips

A share each month

Setting aside about the example rate each month covers the bill without a scramble.

Not spending money

The tax part of a profit was never yours to spend.

Rates change

On Expert the rate rises mid-year: raise the set-aside that month.

Why play Tax Time Town?

Self-employed people and small landlords often meet their tax bill as a shock. A monthly habit turns it into a small, steady step.

Frequently asked questions