This tax season falls on the MSCHF dating sim, not tax scams.
On Monday, MSCHF launched a free anime dating game to pay taxes. From the cheeky creators of Big Red Boots, Tax Heaven 3000 is a real, no-nonsense game where you hire a dating sim named Iris to help you prepare for federal income tax. “Hi! I’m Iris,” she says on her taxheaven3000.com.(opens in new tab) website. “It’s always been a dream of mine to meet that special someone and file my tax returns. Join me in finding deductions while looking for love!”
Free Ways to File Your Taxes (it’s actually free)
Iris wants to find that special someone and file her tax returns.
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Predatory tax filing services are the latest target of MSCHF. MSCHF is an arts collective known for creating viral products that provide provocative commentary on late-stage capitalism, fandom, and hype-driven consumer culture.The company grabbed media attention with its ‘devil’s shoes’(opens in new tab)“A drop of blood, a custom Nike Air Max sneaker made in collaboration with Lil Nas X,” Eat rich popsicles,(opens in new tab)” and “Ketchup or makeup”(opens in new tab)Now the MSCHF accuses companies like TurboTax and H&R Block of taking advantage of confused taxpayers.
Free under $73,000(opens in new tab) However, a ProPublica investigation found that tax filing firm TurboTax deliberately(opens in new tab) Confuse or mislead customers into paying for services. TurboTax is also actively lobbying(opens in new tab) Use these deceptive tactics to keep these. Entering a terrifying tax season, Tax Heaven 3000 We are here to remind you that filing your taxes is free…and sexy.
You can actually prepare your tax return in-game.
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“TurboTax is built on the ‘anxiety and suspicion’ that the public has about taxes, according to its own internal documents,” the website says. “To this, we instead pit free software built on a parasocial desire for intimacy and benign horniness! Where TurboTax is Dark UI, TH3K is Pink UI, It’s a tax software nightcore.”
Tax Heaven 3000 was leaked on Steam last week and has since been removed from the popular gaming platform. But MSCHF co-founder Daniel Greenberg says it’s now available on itch.io.(opens in new tab)You can also purchase the collector’s edition of the game. Tax Heaven 3000 $90 website. The purchase includes a physical Collector’s Her box with her CD of the game, an instruction manual, an IRS mailing envelope, and an Iris body pillow (aka Dakimakura).
Cuddling with Iris seems like a better way to invest money than paying for a technically free service.At least she won’t break your heart like the IRS.
