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'''''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'' IRS and Job Manager content update''' was released with a server activation on September 24, 2015, and is the one hundred and third content update, adding 1 new character, 1 new building and 2 new function. Its content was added in the [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out Springfield Heights content update|Springfield Heights content update]].<br/>It unlocks by reaching Level 35 (IRS) and 37 (Job Manager).
 
  
== Characters ==
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'''IRS and Job Manager''' is the one hundred and third content update for ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was released on September 24, [[2015]]. It introduced the {{IRS}} building to the game.
===Unreleased===
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The IRS building collects income from buildings in a greater tap radius. The update also introduced the Job Manager, which can be accessed from the [[Office of Unemployment]]. This allows the player to send every character on tasks at the same time.
{{THT|Image|width=250px}}
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{{TH|Character or Skin|width=15%}}
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== Buildings ==
{{TH|Cost}}
 
{{TH|Unlock Message|width=350px}}
 
{{TH|Notes}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:IRS Drone.png]]}}
 
{{TB|IRS Drone}}
 
{{TB|{{Donut|50}}}}
 
{{TB|Unknown}}
 
{{TB|Requires IRS Building.}}
 
}}
 
==Buildings==
 
 
{{Table|
 
{{Table|
{{TH|Image}}
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{{TH|Image|width=250px}}
 
{{TH|Name}}
 
{{TH|Name}}
 
{{TH|Cost}}
 
{{TH|Cost}}
{{TH|Build Time}}
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{{TH|Build time}}
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{{TH|Task}}
 
{{TH|Notes}}
 
{{TH|Notes}}
{{TBT|[[File:IRS Building.png|100px]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Shabby IRS Building.png|120px]]}}
{{TB|[[Internal_Revenue_Service_(building)|IRS Building]]}}
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{{TB|{{IRS}}}}
{{TB|FREE}}
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{{TB|}}
 
{{TB|6s}}
 
{{TB|6s}}
{{TB|Collects Taxes from building in tap radius.}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Job Manager Menu.png|100px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Office of Unemployment]]'s new function:<br/>Job Manager}}
 
{{TB|FREE}}
 
{{TB|-}}
 
{{TB|Enables Job Manager.}}
 
}}
 
===Levels===
 
{{Table|
 
{{TH|Name}}
 
{{TH|Level 1-8}}
 
{{TH|Level 9}}
 
{{TBT|Shabby IRS}}
 
{{TB|[[File:IRS Building.png|100px]]}}
 
 
{{TB|}}
 
{{TB|}}
{{TBT|Fancy IRS}}
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{{TB|Requires Level 35.<br>Unlocks in Taxes Hold'em Pt. 4.<br>Collects income from items and characters in tap radius.}}
{{TB|}}
 
{{TB|[[File:IRS Building L2.png|100px]]}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
===Icons===
 
<gallery>
 
File:Tapped Out Job Manager 1h.png|1h Icon
 
File:Tapped Out Job Manager 4h.png|4h Icon
 
File:Tapped Out Job Manager 8h.png|8h Icon
 
File:Tapped Out Job Manager 12h.png|12h Icon
 
File:Tapped Out Job Manager 24h.png|24h Icon
 
File:Tapped Out Job Manager Thumbs Up.png|Thumbs Up
 
File:Tapped Out Job Manager Animated Job.png|Animated Job Icon
 
File:Tapped Out Job Manager Icon.png|Sidebar Icon
 
File:Tapped Out Hide Show All Icon.png|Hide/Show All Icon (unreleased)
 
</gallery>
 
  
==Conform-o-meter impact==
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=== Levels ===
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[[File:IRS Level Up Screen.png]][[File:IRS Skin Select.png|500px]]
 
{{Table|
 
{{Table|
{{TH|Building or Item}}
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{{TH|Name}}
{{TH|Rating}}
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{{TH|Picture}}
{{TH|Points}}
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{{TH|Unlock}}
{{TBT|IRS Building}}
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{{TBT|IRS<br>(Level 1 to 8)}}
{{TB|Indolence}}
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{{TB|[[File:Shabby IRS Building.png|150px]]}}
{{TB|10}}
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{{TB|[[File:IRS In Store.png]]}}
}}
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{{TBT|Fancy IRS<br>(Level 9)}}
==IRS Gameplay==
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{{TB|[[File:Fancy IRS Building.png|150px]]}}
===Taxes Hold'em===
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{{TB|[[File:Fancy IRS Unlock.png|300px]]}}
====Taxes Hold'em Pt. 1====
 
{{Table|
 
{{THT|After the user logs in:|colspan=2}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|The best part of rebuilding Springfield is that it makes me proud of my accomplishments.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|On second thought, the best part of rebuilding Springfield is all the money I'm collecting.}}
 
{{TBT|System Message}}
 
{{TB|Complete this quest chain to unlock the IRS. Use the IRS building to collect income easier!}}
 
{{THT|'''Task''': Make Homer Collect Income by Hardly Working (1h, Simpson House)<br/>'''Task''': Collect Income from Buildings [x20]<br/>Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 
}}
 
 
 
====Taxes Hold'em Pt. 2====
 
{{Table|
 
{{THT|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:|colspan=2}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|Earning money is a lot harder now that Springfield is so big, and everything is so expensive!}}
 
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
 
{{TB|It's called inflation. The more money you create out of thin air, the more expensive things will get.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|I don't really have THAT much money though, see...}}
 
{{THT|'''Task''': Make Homer Count His Money (1h, Simpson House)<br/>Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 
}}
 
====Taxes Hold'em Pt. 3====
 
{{Table|
 
{{THT|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:|colspan=2}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|Okay, okay. Maybe I have SOME money. Is that such a crime?}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|Actually, Mr. Simpson. Not paying taxes on your income is a very serious crime.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|I'm Agent Johnson of the IRS, and you're going to tell me who else in town has been evading their taxes.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|Look, I get it. You're playing good cop, bad cop. I'd like to speak to the good cop, please.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|That's cute. I am the good cop.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|<nowiki>*</nowiki>whimper<nowiki>*</nowiki>}}
 
{{THT|'''Task''': Make Homer Snitch on Tax Evaders (1h, Simpson House)|colspan=2}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|So what you're saying is that everyone in Springfield hasn't paid any taxes since the town was destroyed?}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|Even for a member of the IRS that's too much paperwork.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|I suppose since nobody can even tell me what state we're in I have no choice but to let it slide.}}
 
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 
}}
 
====Taxes Hold'em Pt. 4====
 
{{Table|
 
{{THT|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:|colspan=2}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|So, Agent Johnson. What are you going to do now that the IRS is letting everyone in town evade their taxes?}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|Our branch has to do something, and collecting money is all we know. Isn't there any use for that in this town?}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|Actually...}}
 
{{TBT|System Message}}
 
{{TB|Collect your income faster with the IRS - available in the store now!}}
 
{{THT|'''Task''': Build IRS Building<br/>Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 
}}
 
====Taxes Hold'em Pt. 5====
 
{{Table|
 
{{THT|After building IRS Building:|colspan=2}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|Okay, we've set up our new PERSONAL tax collection service}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|We've started with the base service, which is free of charge.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|Yeah, free, right. I know how things work in this game.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|Come on, it's free! Give it a try. It will allow you to collect your income in a more efficient, a.k.a. lazier way.}}
 
{{TBT|System Message}}
 
{{TB|Tap on buildings and characters to collect in a radius around them. Upgrade the IRS to increase the area!}}
 
{{THT|'''Task''': Collect Income Using the IRS [x3]<br/>Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 
}}
 
====Taxes Hold'em Pt. 6====
 
{{Table|
 
{{THT|After completing House Always Wins Pt. 5:|colspan=2}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|You really did make it easier. Now I can collect taxes while sitting on my couch with a beer in one hand, a sandwich in the other, another beer balanced on my belly, and in this cup holder... a second sandwich.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|I'm afraid to ask what you used to collect taxes with.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|Years of working at the power plant has left me with a pretty useful vestigial tail.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|And a pretty useless case of irreversible radiation poisoning.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|So... can you make that circle thing even bigger so I can collect more money, in less time?}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|Of course! You just need to upgrade to our Deluxe or Mega-Lazy service.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|Every time you do we'll make it even easier for you to collect your income.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|So to do less work collecting money, I need to earn a bunch of money first by working?}}
 
{{Tapped Out Agent Johnson Icon}}
 
{{TB|Exactly. Let me give you a little lesson in economics.}}
 
{{THT|'''Task''': Uprade the IRS to Level 2<br/>Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 
{{THT|After levelling it up to Level 9:<br/>[[File:Fancy IRS Unlock.png|300px]]|colspan=2}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|This is where all my taxes go? To build the IRS a nicer building?}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|I wanted it to go to increased military spending!}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
==IRS Level Upgrade==
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== IRS Level Upgrade ==
 
{{Table|
 
{{Table|
 
{{TH|Level}}
 
{{TH|Level}}
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{{TBT|4}}
 
{{TBT|4}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|500000}}}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|500000}}}}
{{TB|{{Cash|750000}}}}
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{{TB|{{Cash|700000}}}}
 
{{TBT|5}}
 
{{TBT|5}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|1000000}}}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|1000000}}}}
{{TB|{{Cash|1750000}}}}
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{{TB|{{Cash|1700000}}}}
 
{{TBT|6}}
 
{{TBT|6}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|2000000}}}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|2000000}}}}
{{TB|{{Cash|3750000}}}}
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{{TB|{{Cash|3700000}}}}
 
{{TBT|7}}
 
{{TBT|7}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|3000000}}}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|3000000}}}}
{{TB|{{Cash|6750000}}}}
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{{TB|{{Cash|6700000}}}}
 
{{TBT|8}}
 
{{TBT|8}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|5000000}}}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|5000000}}}}
{{TB|{{Cash|11750000}}}}
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{{TB|{{Cash|11700000}}}}
 
{{TBT|9}}
 
{{TBT|9}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|7000000}}}}
 
{{TB|{{Cash|7000000}}}}
{{TB|{{Cash|18750000}}}}
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{{TB|{{Cash|18700000}}}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Job Manager Gameplay==
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== Quests ==
===Between Jobs Pt. 1===
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*[[Taxes Hold'em]]
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*[[Between Jobs]]
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== Conform-o-meter impact ==
 
{{Table|
 
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Weekend Dad Pt. 16 and tapping on Kirk's exclamation mark:|colspan=2}}
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{{TH|Name}}
{{TBT|System Message}}
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{{TH|Rating}}
{{TB|Tap the Office of Unemployment to access the shiny new Job Manager. Use the Send All button to send all the available characters on jobs!}}
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{{TH|Points}}
{{Tapped Out Unemployment Agent Icon}}
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{{TBT|IRS}}
{{TB|ID and social security number please.}}
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{{TB|Indolence}}
{{Tapped Out Kirk Icon}}
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{{TB|10}}
{{TB|I've actually got both, now that the criminal who stole my identity gave them back.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Unemployment Agent Icon}}
 
{{TB|Oh! Mr. Van Houten. You can just skip the line thanks to your frequent visitor status.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Kirk Icon}}
 
{{TB|That's ok. When you've got nothing but time on your hands, waiting in line is like a vacation with purpose.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Unemployment Agent Icon}}
 
{{TB|That's the saddest thing I've ever heard and I work at the unemployment office. And moonlight at the suicide hotline.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Kirk Icon}}
 
{{TB|You do? Tell Gary I said hello! And I'll be speaking with him soon!}}
 
{{Tapped Out Unemployment Agent Icon}}
 
{{TB|So do you want a job? I've got chicken sexer, roadkill cleaner, virtual gold farmer-}}
 
{{Tapped Out Kirk Icon}}
 
{{TB|Right now I was kind of just hoping for a hug.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Gil Icon}}
 
{{TB|If he isn't taking it, I'll take that virtual gold farmer job. Maybe then ol' Gil's virtual wife will stay faithful.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Squeaky Voice Teen Icon}}
 
{{TB|I'll take the roadkill cleaning job. After working at Krusty Burger, it'll be nice to see where our meat comes from.}}
 
{{Tapped Out Kirk Icon}}
 
{{TB|Wow, I didn't realize that I wasn't the only unemployed loser out there. Why is all of Springfield looking for a job?}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|Some people are just too lazy to tap a few buttons. Not me -- I trained a monkey to push buttons for me!}}
 
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 
{{TB|He's my boss now.}}
 
{{THT|'''Task''': Send All Characters on 60m Jobs (1h)|colspan=2}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
===Between Jobs Pt. 2===
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== Other changes made ==
{{Table|
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=== September 15 Update (4.16.7 / 4.16.8,"4_16_Monorail_Takedown","4_16_IRS")===
{{THT|After tapping on Kirk's exclamation mark:|colspan=2}}
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*IRS's cost per level up was changed.
{{Tapped Out Kirk Icon}}
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*IRS's Conform-O-Meter rating was changed from Obedience to Indolence.
{{TB|I'm used to paying for a lot of things: hair plugs, girdles for men, my child's love. But did I just pay to go on a job?}}
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*IRS had its grid type added: beach, grass, pavement, boardwalk, boardwalk edge.
{{Tapped Out Unemployment Agent Icon}}
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*IRS's sound was added.
{{TB|Oh you actually noticed...}}
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*IRS Drone was added to the Animals and Pets character collection.
{{Tapped Out Unemployment Agent Icon}}
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*IRS's max level was changed from 15 to 9.
{{TB|Sending someone on a job means a lot of paperwork, which we pay people to do, but then there's paperwork for hiring them, and you see how this goes.}}
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*A level 1 IRS task book icon was added.
{{Tapped Out Unemployment Agent Icon}}
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*A new icon was set up to hide/show income icons over buildings.
{{TB|So we deduct a portion of your income to pay for our administrative fees. It doesn't cost you anything…except for money.}}
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*A second part to Job Manager's quest, Between Jobs, was added.
{{THT|'''Task''': Send All Characters on 4h Jobs (4h)|colspan=2}}
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*A glitch caused by IRS being active but not available causes the game to randomly autocollect from buildings but not giving any payout.
}}
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=== September 24 Update 1 (1.30pm GMT Server Update) ===
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*The unreleased Job Manager was activated.
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=== September 24 Update 2 (6.00pm GMT Server Update) ===
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*The unreleased IRS was activated.
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 +
=== October 8 Update (12.30am GMT Server Update) ===
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*The Job Manager was completely disabled so they can fix the glitches.
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=== October 21 Update (4.17.2) ===
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*The Job Manager was re-enabled.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
*{{TOUI|Overview_en.htm|Overview}}
 
*{{TOUI|Overview_en.htm|Overview}}
*{{TSTOTopix|2015/07/27/springfield-heights-unreleased-items|Springfield Heights: Unreleased Items}}
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*{{TSTOTopix|2015/08/21/monorail-unreleased-goodies|Monorail: Unreleased Goodies}}
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{{Tapped Out updates|2015=yes}}
{{Tapped Out|updates=yes}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:IRS and Job Manager}}

Latest revision as of 11:02, July 5, 2024

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IRS and Job Manager is the one hundred and third content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was released on September 24, 2015. It introduced the IRS building to the game.

The IRS building collects income from buildings in a greater tap radius. The update also introduced the Job Manager, which can be accessed from the Office of Unemployment. This allows the player to send every character on tasks at the same time.

Buildings[edit]

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes
Shabby IRS Building.png IRS 6s Requires Level 35.
Unlocks in Taxes Hold'em Pt. 4.
Collects income from items and characters in tap radius.

Levels[edit]

IRS Level Up Screen.pngIRS Skin Select.png

Name Picture Unlock
IRS
(Level 1 to 8)
Shabby IRS Building.png IRS In Store.png
Fancy IRS
(Level 9)
Fancy IRS Building.png Fancy IRS Unlock.png

IRS Level Upgrade[edit]

Level Cost Total
1 FREE Cash.png0
2 Cash.png50,000 Cash.png50,000
3 Cash.png150,000 Cash.png200,000
4 Cash.png500,000 Cash.png700,000
5 Cash.png1,000,000 Cash.png1,700,000
6 Cash.png2,000,000 Cash.png3,700,000
7 Cash.png3,000,000 Cash.png6,700,000
8 Cash.png5,000,000 Cash.png11,700,000
9 Cash.png7,000,000 Cash.png18,700,000

Quests[edit]

Conform-o-meter impact[edit]

Name Rating Points
IRS Indolence 10

Other changes made[edit]

September 15 Update (4.16.7 / 4.16.8,"4_16_Monorail_Takedown","4_16_IRS")[edit]

  • IRS's cost per level up was changed.
  • IRS's Conform-O-Meter rating was changed from Obedience to Indolence.
  • IRS had its grid type added: beach, grass, pavement, boardwalk, boardwalk edge.
  • IRS's sound was added.
  • IRS Drone was added to the Animals and Pets character collection.
  • IRS's max level was changed from 15 to 9.
  • A level 1 IRS task book icon was added.
  • A new icon was set up to hide/show income icons over buildings.
  • A second part to Job Manager's quest, Between Jobs, was added.
  • A glitch caused by IRS being active but not available causes the game to randomly autocollect from buildings but not giving any payout.

September 24 Update 1 (1.30pm GMT Server Update)[edit]

  • The unreleased Job Manager was activated.

September 24 Update 2 (6.00pm GMT Server Update)[edit]

  • The unreleased IRS was activated.

October 8 Update (12.30am GMT Server Update)[edit]

  • The Job Manager was completely disabled so they can fix the glitches.

October 21 Update (4.17.2)[edit]

  • The Job Manager was re-enabled.

Sources[edit]

  • TOUI favicon.png Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information