{"id":24544,"date":"2026-03-26T17:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radancy.com\/?page_id=24544"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:42:57","slug":"tax-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.radancy.com\/en\/tax-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull title-bar has-neutral-1-color has-primary-3-background-color has-text-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-95c46550 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:60px;padding-top:35px;padding-right:35px;padding-bottom:35px;padding-left:35px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-font-family has-headline-smallest-font-size\" id=\"h-radancy-client-session-tool-beta\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Radancy &#8211; Client Session Tool (BETA)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section section--centered section--extra-spacing is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center headline--intro has-primary-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-headline-small-font-size wp-elements-5214780752106474efb2a6b5a737e9ee\" id=\"h-the-hidden-cost-of-hiring-your-total-tax-estimate\"><span><strong>The hidden cost of hiring: your total tax estimate<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Start with three numbers from your organization. We&#8217;ve pre-filled the assumptions \u2014 but every one of them is editable. 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}\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n  <div class=\"card\">\n\n    <div class=\"header\">\n      <div class=\"beta-row\">\n  \n      <p class=\"beta-note\">This is a first-generation tool built for directional conversation, not precise accounting. We&#8217;d welcome your input on the assumptions \u2014 a more detailed version calibrated to your context is something we can build together.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <hr class=\"divider\">\n\n    <div class=\"section-header\">\n      <span class=\"section-label\">Your organization<\/span>\n      <span class=\"section-note\">Three numbers. That&#8217;s all we need to get started.<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"input-grid\">\n      <div class=\"input-group\">\n        <label>Average salary of open roles ($)<\/label>\n        <input type=\"number\" id=\"avg-salary\" value=\"95000\" min=\"30000\" max=\"500000\" step=\"5000\" oninput=\"HCH_calc()\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"input-group\">\n        <label>Your average days to fill <span class=\"label-note\">your actual number<\/span><\/label>\n        <input type=\"number\" id=\"days-fill\" value=\"44\" min=\"10\" max=\"180\" step=\"1\" oninput=\"HCH_calc()\">\n        <div class=\"benchmark-row\">Industry benchmark: <span>44 days<\/span> (SHRM 2024). Best-in-class: <span>20 days<\/span>.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"input-group\">\n        <label>Annual hires<\/label>\n        <input type=\"number\" id=\"annual-hires\" value=\"200\" min=\"1\" max=\"10000\" step=\"10\" oninput=\"HCH_calc()\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <hr class=\"divider\">\n\n    <div class=\"section-header\">\n      <span class=\"section-label\">Our assumptions<\/span>\n      <span class=\"section-note\">Pre-filled with defensible defaults \u2014 all editable. Each one is a conversation worth having.<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"assumptions-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"assumption-card\">\n        <div class=\"assumption-header h-noise\">\n          <div class=\"assumption-tax t-noise\">Noise Tax<\/div>\n          <div class=\"assumption-stage\">Apply stage<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"assumption-accent acc-noise\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"assumption-body\">\n          <div class=\"assumption-field\">\n            <label>Recruiter processing cost per hire ($)<\/label>\n            <input type=\"number\" id=\"noise-cost\" value=\"5500\" min=\"1000\" max=\"20000\" step=\"500\" oninput=\"HCH_calc()\">\n            <div class=\"assumption-default\">Default $5,500 \u2014 enterprise average (SHRM)<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"assumption-card\">\n        <div class=\"assumption-header h-latency\">\n          <div class=\"assumption-tax t-latency\">Latency Tax<\/div>\n          <div class=\"assumption-stage\">Filter stage<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"assumption-accent acc-latency\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"assumption-body\">\n          <div class=\"assumption-field\">\n            <label>Est. dropout rate from communication delays (%)<\/label>\n            <input type=\"number\" id=\"dropout-rate\" value=\"60\" min=\"5\" max=\"95\" step=\"5\" oninput=\"HCH_calc()\">\n            <div class=\"assumption-default\">Default 60% \u2014 Talent Board research<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"assumption-field\">\n            <label>Cost to re-source one lost candidate ($)<\/label>\n            <input type=\"number\" id=\"resource-cost\" value=\"650\" min=\"100\" max=\"5000\" step=\"50\" oninput=\"HCH_calc()\">\n            <div class=\"assumption-default\">Default $650 \u2014 approx. filter-stage sunk cost<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"assumption-card\">\n        <div class=\"assumption-header h-signal\">\n          <div class=\"assumption-tax t-signal\">Signal Tax<\/div>\n          <div class=\"assumption-stage\">Evaluate stage<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"assumption-accent acc-signal\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"assumption-body\">\n          <div class=\"assumption-field\">\n            <label>Cost per candidate evaluated \u2014 screening + interview ($)<\/label>\n            <input type=\"number\" id=\"eval-cost\" value=\"1500\" min=\"200\" max=\"10000\" step=\"100\" oninput=\"HCH_calc()\">\n            <div class=\"assumption-default\">Default $1,500 \u2014 blended screening + HM time<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"assumption-field\">\n            <label>Est. % of candidates that shouldn&#8217;t have advanced (%)<\/label>\n            <input type=\"number\" id=\"false-positive\" value=\"40\" min=\"5\" max=\"80\" step=\"5\" oninput=\"HCH_calc()\">\n            <div class=\"assumption-default\">Default 40% \u2014 hiring manager feedback<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"assumption-card\">\n        <div class=\"assumption-header h-badhire\">\n          <div class=\"assumption-tax t-badhire\">Bad Hire Tax<\/div>\n          <div class=\"assumption-stage\">Hire stage<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"assumption-accent acc-badhire\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"assumption-body\">\n          <div class=\"assumption-field\">\n            <label>Early attrition rate \u2014 leave within 90 days (%)<\/label>\n            <input type=\"number\" id=\"attrition-rate\" value=\"29\" min=\"5\" max=\"60\" step=\"1\" oninput=\"HCH_calc()\">\n            <div class=\"assumption-default\">Default 29% \u2014 U.S. Dept. of Labor<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"assumption-field\">\n            <label>Replacement cost as % of first-year salary (%)<\/label>\n            <input type=\"number\" id=\"replacement-pct\" value=\"30\" min=\"10\" max=\"100\" step=\"5\" oninput=\"HCH_calc()\">\n            <div class=\"assumption-default\">Default 30% \u2014 U.S. Dept. of Labor<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"assumption-field\">\n            <label>Daily productivity cost of vacant role ($)<\/label>\n            <input type=\"number\" id=\"vacancy-cost\" value=\"500\" min=\"100\" max=\"5000\" step=\"50\" oninput=\"HCH_calc()\">\n            <div class=\"assumption-default\">Default $500\/day \u2014 Deloitte\/SHRM estimate<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <hr class=\"divider\">\n\n    <div class=\"section-header\">\n      <span class=\"section-label\">How much is each tax hitting you?<\/span>\n      <span class=\"section-note\">Set the dial to reflect your organization&#8217;s reality right now.<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tax-table\">\n\n      <div class=\"tax-row\">\n        <div class=\"tax-name\">\n          <span class=\"pill pill-noise\">Noise Tax<\/span>\n          <span class=\"stage-tag\">Apply stage<\/span>\n          <span class=\"tax-desc\">Volume is up. Intent is down. Your best candidates are buried in the pile.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"slider-col\">\n          <div class=\"slider-track\">\n            <input type=\"range\" id=\"noise-slider\" min=\"0\" max=\"3\" step=\"1\" value=\"1\" oninput=\"HCH_updateSlider('noise'); HCH_calc()\">\n            <span class=\"impact-badge\" id=\"noise-badge\">\u2014<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"scale-ticks\">\n            <span>Not a problem<\/span><span>Medium<\/span><span>High<\/span><span>Critical<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"tax-amount\" id=\"noise-val\">$0<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tax-row\">\n        <div class=\"tax-name\">\n          <span class=\"pill pill-latency\">Latency Tax<\/span>\n          <span class=\"stage-tag\">Filter stage<\/span>\n          <span class=\"tax-desc\">Communication delays are losing candidates who don&#8217;t know they&#8217;re waiting.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"slider-col\">\n          <div class=\"slider-track\">\n            <input type=\"range\" id=\"latency-slider\" min=\"0\" max=\"3\" step=\"1\" value=\"2\" oninput=\"HCH_updateSlider('latency'); HCH_calc()\">\n            <span class=\"impact-badge\" id=\"latency-badge\">\u2014<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"scale-ticks\">\n            <span>Not a problem<\/span><span>Medium<\/span><span>High<\/span><span>Critical<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"tax-amount\" id=\"latency-val\">$0<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tax-row\">\n        <div class=\"tax-name\">\n          <span class=\"pill pill-signal\">Signal Tax<\/span>\n          <span class=\"stage-tag\">Evaluate stage<\/span>\n          <span class=\"tax-desc\">AI has made everyone look equally qualified. You&#8217;re paying to evaluate candidates you can&#8217;t distinguish.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"slider-col\">\n          <div class=\"slider-track\">\n            <input type=\"range\" id=\"signal-slider\" min=\"0\" max=\"3\" step=\"1\" value=\"1\" oninput=\"HCH_updateSlider('signal'); HCH_calc()\">\n            <span class=\"impact-badge\" id=\"signal-badge\">\u2014<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"scale-ticks\">\n            <span>Not a problem<\/span><span>Medium<\/span><span>High<\/span><span>Critical<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"tax-amount\" id=\"signal-val\">$0<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tax-row\">\n        <div class=\"tax-name\">\n          <span class=\"pill pill-badhire\">Bad Hire Tax<\/span>\n          <span class=\"stage-tag\">Hire stage<\/span>\n          <span class=\"tax-desc\">The wrong person gets through. 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