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VAT Calculator
Add VAT, reverse VAT, or batch-calculate net, VAT, and gross totals with country rate presets for UK, EU, GCC, Australia, India, and Canada.
Calculator mode
Start from a net (ex-VAT) price and get the VAT amount and gross (inc-VAT) total.
Type the percent without the % sign. Pick a country preset below to fill it in.
Display only. Currency does not affect the calculation.
The price before VAT. Tax will be added on top.
Country presets
Tap a preset to load the country's rate and matching currency. Override the rate at any time. Reduced and zero rates apply only to specific goods and services; check your local tax authority for which items qualify.
Active: uk-standard
Add VAT or remove VAT?
- Add VAT (forward): you have a net price (the price you pay your supplier or the price you set before tax) and want the gross total to charge a customer. The formula is gross = net * (1 + rate / 100).
- Remove VAT (reverse): you have a tax-inclusive receipt total and want to back out the VAT portion. The formula is net = gross / (1 + rate / 100) and VAT is the difference between gross and net.
- Batch: paste a column of amounts from a spreadsheet, set the direction, and copy the results as CSV to paste straight back. Useful for expense reports, marketplace settlement reconciliations, and prepping invoices.
Common rules and pitfalls
- Reverse VAT is not subtracting the rate from the gross. A 20% VAT on a 120 gross is 20, not 24, because the rate is applied to the net price, not the gross.
- The standard rate is the default for most goods and services. Reduced, super-reduced, and zero rates apply only to specific categories defined by each country.
- VAT, GST, consumption tax, and HST are different names for the same destination-based consumption tax model. They use the same math.
- US sales tax is not VAT. If you need US-style origin or destination rates with multiple stacked jurisdictions, use the Sales Tax Calculator instead.
- Rates change over time. Confirm the current rate with your local tax authority before using a number on an invoice.
How to use
- Pick a mode at the top: Add VAT if you have a net price, Remove VAT if you have a tax-inclusive total, or Batch to process many amounts at once.
- Set the VAT rate, either by typing the percent or tapping a country preset. The preset also sets a matching display currency, which you can change without affecting the math.
- Enter the amount (or paste one amount per line in batch mode). The breakdown updates instantly with the net, VAT, and gross figures.
- Use Copy summary in single mode or Copy CSV in batch mode to paste the result into an invoice, ledger, or spreadsheet.
- Switch between Add VAT and Remove VAT to double-check that the gross from one direction equals the input to the other for the same rate.
About this tool
VAT Calculator handles the two intents that dominate value-added tax searches: adding VAT to a net price (forward calculation) and removing VAT from a tax-inclusive total (the reverse VAT calculation that is easy to get wrong because subtracting the rate from gross does not undo adding it to net). Add VAT mode takes a net (ex-VAT) amount, applies the rate, and returns the VAT and gross totals. Remove VAT mode takes a gross (inc-VAT) receipt total and backs out the net price using gross divided by one plus the rate over one hundred, which is the only formula that returns the correct tax for a tax-inclusive amount. Batch mode accepts a column of amounts pasted from a spreadsheet, applies the same rate to every row in either direction, and exports the result as CSV so it can be pasted straight back into an invoice or expense reconciliation. Country presets cover the UK standard, reduced, and zero rates; the major EU rates (Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland); GST regimes in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, and Canada (including federal GST and Ontario plus Atlantic HST bands); the GCC VAT rates for the UAE and Saudi Arabia; South Africa, Turkey, and Japan consumption tax. Picking a preset fills both the rate and a matching display currency. The rate is always editable, the currency selector controls only display formatting, and every number is rounded to the cent (or the nearest whole unit for zero-decimal currencies like JPY) the same way most invoicing software rounds. The math runs locally in your browser, so invoice amounts, batch price lists, and expense reports never leave your device. Use this calculator when a customer asks for an ex-VAT and inc-VAT breakdown, when reconciling marketplace settlement reports, when prepping a freelance invoice, or when checking a receipt against an expected VAT rate.
Free to use. Works in your browser. No signup, no login.
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