Calculate VAT amounts easily with our free VAT calculator. Add VAT to net prices, remove VAT from gross prices, or calculate the VAT amount with precision.
Value Added Tax (VAT) is a consumption tax placed on a product whenever value is added at each stage of the supply chain, from production to the point of sale. It's collected by businesses on behalf of the government.
Gross = Net × (1 + VAT Rate)
Example: €100 + 20% VAT = €100 × 1.20 = €120
Net = Gross ÷ (1 + VAT Rate)
Example: Removing 20% VAT from €120 = €120 ÷ 1.20 = €100
Standard: 20%, Reduced: 5%, Zero: 0%
Standard: 19%, Reduced: 7%
Standard: 20%, Reduced: 5.5% & 10%
Standard: 22%, Reduced: 10% & 4%
Standard: 21%, Reduced: 10% & 4%
Standard: 21%, Reduced: 9%
VAT rates may change. Please verify the current rates for your country before making any financial decisions.
Add VAT to a net price, or remove VAT from a gross (tax-inclusive) price, at any rate you choose. The calculator shows the net amount, the VAT amount and the gross total, so you can use it for invoices, quotes, expense claims and checking receipts.
VAT (value-added tax), GST and most sales taxes work the same way mathematically: a percentage of the pre-tax price is added on. The only thing that changes between countries is the rate — for example 20% in the UK, 19% in Germany, 10% in Australia — so the rate is an input rather than a fixed value.
Add VAT: gross = net × (1 + rate ÷ 100)VAT amount: net × (rate ÷ 100)Remove VAT: net = gross ÷ (1 + rate ÷ 100)VAT within a gross price: gross − (gross ÷ (1 + rate ÷ 100))VAT fraction for 20%: gross × 1 ÷ 6VAT: 200 × 0.20 = £40. Gross: 200 + 40 = £240.
Net: 240 ÷ 1.20 = £200. VAT included: 240 − 200 = £40. Note you divide by 1.20 — you do not simply take 20% of £240.
Net: 119 ÷ 1.19 = €100. VAT: €19.
VAT: 80 × 0.05 = £4. Gross: £84. Just change the rate field for reduced or zero-rated items.
Multiply the net price by 1 plus the rate as a decimal. For 20% VAT: net × 1.20. The difference between that and the net price is the VAT.
Divide the gross price by 1 plus the rate as a decimal. For 20%: gross ÷ 1.20 gives the net price. Taking 20% off the gross price is a common mistake and gives the wrong answer.
Because the 20% was added to the smaller net figure, not the gross one. 20% of a £240 gross price is £48, but the VAT actually charged was £40 (20% of £200).
It depends on your country and the goods or service. Standard rates are typically 15–27% in Europe; many places also have reduced rates for food, books, energy and children's items, plus zero-rated categories.
The arithmetic is identical — a percentage of the pre-tax price. The collection mechanism differs: VAT and GST are charged at each stage of the supply chain, US sales tax only at the final sale.
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