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Just FYI There’s a Video Game About a Turnip Committing Tax Evasion to Add to Your ‘Accounting and Accounting-Adjacent’ Steam Library

Posted on by Adrienne Gonzalez

The last time we wrote about an accounting-related video game around here was nearly three years ago when some guy made a quickie called Busy Season that involved a dick awfully phallic-looking bean in various harrowing situations. Given that the Venn diagram of people who understand what busy season is like and people who have the time to create video games are two perfect circles with miles of blank space between them, it’s no wonder we haven’t seen much on the accounting simulator front since.

Well, thanks to my crippling addiction to scrolling YouTube with my thumb while prone on the couch at 3 in the morning in hopes of scraping up the tiniest bit of dopamine, we have another to add to the stable. What does that make, three? We can’t forget 2016’s Accounting, a horrific VR adventure that simultaneously captures accounting perfectly while also having absolutely nothing to do with it.

So what’s next in the ever-expanding library of video games tangentially related to accounting? It’s called Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion and my favorite cult leader gaming YouTuber Call Me Kevin played it for us last week.

The Steam game description reads: “Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!” So really it’s a sovcit simulator. With turnips!

Enjoy.

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Rich-hating Legislation of the Day: The Ending Taxpayer Subsidies for Yachts Act

Sorry for being a little to the game on this one but everyone seems to still be in their meat-induced comas and this type of proposed legislation has left us wondering: IS NOTHING SACRED? If the affluent in our society can’t write off the mortgage interest on their second home that also happens to be boat, haven’t the terrorists won?


The Ending Taxpayer Subsidies for Yachts Act was introduced by Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) with co-sponsors Reps Tim Walz (D-MN) and Gary Peters (D-MI):

“There’s absolutely no reason why taxpayers should subsidize luxury yachts,” said Quigley. “As we work to address our budget challenges, closing this frivolous tax loophole is a no-brainer.”

“We’re going to have to make some hard decisions to tackle our national debt, but this isn’t one of them,” said Walz. “Closing this tax loophole restores the Mortgage Interest Deduction to its original purpose; helping middle class families realize the American Dream through homeownership.”

Currently, taxpayers are allowed to deduct mortgage interest for up to two homes from their tax returns. Yachts equipped with bedding, toilet facilities, and a kitchen qualify even if they aren’t used as a primary residence. The Ending Taxpayer Subsidies for Yachts Act would limit the tax deduction to only those who use their boats as a primary residence.

“We need to get the deficit under control, and that means simplifying the tax code and eliminating special interest tax giveaways like the Yacht Loophole,” added Peters. “Homeownership is part of the American Dream and we should encourage it, but yacht owners don’t need any special handouts, especially in the middle of a budget crisis.”

Also, it’s our understanding that the Reps will use the following footage to make a case for their bill:

[via DMWT]