<p>You will get your $200 before paying the tax.</p>

<p>From the <a href="https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/00009.pdf" rel="noreferrer">the rules</a>:</p>

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  <p>Each time a player's token lands on <strong>or passes over</strong> GO, whether by throwing the dice or drawing a card, the Banker pays himther a $200 salary.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So the $200 comes as a result of passing over Go, technically you would have that money before you even get to your final landing space of Income Tax. </p>

<p>Note that this is not really a question of cheating. Generally cheating means to intentionally break the rules to gain an advantage. If someone thought that you were not supposed to get the $200 until after you paid the tax, they would be playing incorrectly. But it would only be cheating if other payers were playing correctly and a player purposely paid too little tax.</p>

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2018-10-16T17:34:36.713Z
I think your answer is still good even though any mention of cheating has been edited out of the question.
Tashus
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Indeed the "GO" space says, "Collect 200 *as you pass*" i.e. not "After you pass" or anything else, implying you take your money as you pass that space and before you reach the tax space.
komodosp
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2018-10-13T04:37:11.830Z
GendoIkari
<p>Say you pass go in Monopoly and you land on a property stating to pay 10% of your entire bank. Is it against the rules to not pick up the $200 from passing go until after you pay the 10%?</p>

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2018-10-13T19:17:14.260Z
I’m not sure if editing out any mention of cheating is going too far. It might have just been an issue of terminology; but the question was originally asking if something was cheating or not; not only what the rules are. If we leave the question as-is; my answer needs to be edited as well.
GendoIkari
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2018-10-16T09:14:49.593Z
In some ways, I guess it's also up to you, as the 10% of your entire bank is a house rule (or some esoteric variant I'm not aware of), so it would be up to you how you decide to implement it.
Matt Taylor
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2018-10-16T17:57:47.187Z
@MattTaylor No, 10% is specifically an option in the rules, and printed on the Income Tax space itself...
GendoIkari
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2018-10-16T17:58:03.627Z
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/thmb/Yl7SYVeFs_wuxhAtYnmAGI_mBtg=/450x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/8266555568_218538bcb4_z-59642e953df78cdc68c06a61.jpg
GendoIkari
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2018-10-17T09:36:50.580Z
@GendoIkari since which version? That may well be a US-only thing, as I've never seen a UK Monopoly board with that alternate, it's always just pay £200
Matt Taylor
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2018-10-17T13:45:47.043Z
@MattTaylor It appears that the UK edition does not have the 10%... It is part of the original rules, but in 2008 the US editions started leaving it out as well. http://monopoly.wikia.com/wiki/Income_Tax
GendoIkari
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Can I delay the $200 to avoid paying some of my taxes?
Nick
# Can I delay the $200 to avoid paying some of my taxes?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-13)

Say you pass go in Monopoly and you land on a property stating to pay 10% of your entire bank. Is it against the rules to not pick up the $200 from passing go until after you pay the 10%?

**Tags:** monopoly

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I’m not sure if editing out any mention of cheating is going too far. It might have just been an issue of terminology; but the question was originally asking if something was cheating or not; not only what the rules are. If we leave the question as-is; my answer needs to be edited as well.  
> **username_2**: In some ways, I guess it's also up to you, as the 10% of your entire bank is a house rule (or some esoteric variant I'm not aware of), so it would be up to you how you decide to implement it.  
> **username_1**: @username_2 No, 10% is specifically an option in the rules, and printed on the Income Tax space itself...  
> **username_1**: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/thmb/Yl7SYVeFs_wuxhAtYnmAGI_mBtg=/450x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/8266555568_218538bcb4_z-59642e953df78cdc68c06a61.jpg  
> **username_2**: @username_1 since which version? That may well be a US-only thing, as I've never seen a UK Monopoly board with that alternate, it's always just pay £200  
> **username_1**: @username_2 It appears that the UK edition does not have the 10%... It is part of the original rules, but in 2008 the US editions started leaving it out as well. http://monopoly.wikia.com/wiki/Income_Tax  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-13. Score: 10

You will get your $200 before paying the tax.

From the [the rules](https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/00009.pdf):

> Each time a player's token lands on **or passes over** GO, whether by throwing the dice or drawing a card, the Banker pays himther a $200 salary.

So the $200 comes as a result of passing over Go, technically you would have that money before you even get to your final landing space of Income Tax.

Note that this is not really a question of cheating. Generally cheating means to intentionally break the rules to gain an advantage. If someone thought that you were not supposed to get the $200 until after you paid the tax, they would be playing incorrectly. But it would only be cheating if other payers were playing correctly and a player purposely paid too little tax.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: I think your answer is still good even though any mention of cheating has been edited out of the question.  
> **username_4**: Indeed the "GO" space says, "Collect 200 *as you pass*" i.e. not "After you pass" or anything else, implying you take your money as you pass that space and before you reach the tax space.  

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