Kits: guided collections

Single calculators answer single questions. Real money jobs arrive as a chain of them — these collections sequence the tools, guides, and data pages that already exist on TallyUp in the order each job actually happens.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

A kit is an ordered path through tools, guides, and data pages that already exist on TallyUp — sequenced in the order the job actually happens. A single calculator answers a single question. Real money jobs arrive as a chain of questions, and the order matters: an estimate built before the deadlines are checked gets paid late, and a payoff method picked before the whole picture is visible gets picked blind. Each kit below lays its chain out step by step — every step links to the asset that does that job, says what the asset does, and says what you walk away with before moving on.

The three kits

How to use a kit

Start at step 1 and work down. Each step is one asset — a calculator, a guide, or a reference table — and each step's output is the next step's input: the estimate feeds the quarterly split, the balance snapshot feeds the payoff method. If part of the job is already done, start at the step that matches the question in front of you and continue from there; the steps you skip are the ones whose output you already have. Every kit ends with a plain statement of what "done" looks like, so you know when the sequence has finished its job.

Nothing in a kit is a new tool, and no kit adds new math. The kits are the collections layer of the site: the same calculators, guides, and IRS data pages, arranged around the three moments readers actually arrive with — a filing season to get through, a freelance practice to set up, and a set of debts to finish.

Estimates for planning only. Every calculator linked from these kits provides estimates for planning purposes only and is not professional financial or tax advice. Reference figures are federal and are traced to the IRS document that published them on each data page.

Frequently asked questions

What is a TallyUp kit?

A kit is a curated sequence: an ordered path through calculators, guides, and data pages that already exist on TallyUp, arranged in the order the job actually happens. Each step links to one asset, says what that asset does, and says what you walk away with before the next step. The kits add no new tools and no new math — they organise what is already here around a single job.

Do I have to work through every step in order?

The order is the order the job happens, and each step's output is usually the next step's input, so working down the list is the reliable path. If part of the job is already done — you already know your rate, or you already have your balances listed — start at the step that matches the question in front of you. The step to skip is the one whose output you already hold.

Are the kits free to use?

Yes. Every calculator, guide, and data page linked from the kits is free to use in your browser, with no signup. The calculators run on your device; they never ask for your name, your email, or your account details.

Which kit should I start with?

Match the kit to the moment. Facing a filing season on freelance income, start with the Tax-Season Kit. Setting up in your first months of self-employment, start with the New Freelancer Kit — its tax steps overlap the tax-season sequence, but it begins with pricing the work. Paying down consumer debt, start with the Debt-Free Kit.

How current are the tax figures in the kits?

The kits link to the site's IRS data pages, and each of those pages names the IRS document its figures come from and the date they were last checked. The tax-season sequence is built for the 2026 filing position: the 2026 calculators, the 2026 and 2027 deadline tables, and the bracket and standard-deduction tables with their prior-year archives.