Anton Kurakin
RUEN
All projects

Meeting Tax Calculator

Meetings are only free on the calendar. Calculate what one recurring meeting costs the company over a year — in money and team time.

This is not a “meetings are bad” calculator. If a meeting creates more value than it costs, great. The problem starts when nobody has ever looked at the cost.

Free calculator

What does this meeting cost?

Use the average fully loaded employee cost. Everything is calculated locally in your browser.

Everyone who normally attends.
Salary plus taxes, benefits, equipment, and other direct employer costs.
Use 0 if there is none.
48 leaves room for holidays and time off.

The real question

Not “what does the meeting cost?” but “what are we buying with that money?”

A meeting can be expensive and still be worth it: it can accelerate a decision, reduce risk, coordinate critical work, or prevent an expensive mistake.

But a recurring meeting without an owner, a decision, or measurable output becomes a hidden organizational tax. The simplest way to see it is to translate the calendar into person-hours and money.