VAT calculator
VAT added or taken out, for one price or a whole list.
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Example
Example: a decorator’s invoice at 20 % VAT, with one shop receipt taken apart
A VAT-registered decorator invoices a customer for two days’ work and the materials. Rate: Standard rate (20 %), prices Before VAT — add it, rounding To the nearest penny. The paint was bought in a shop for £24.99 including VAT, so that line says incl.
- Typed one per line: Labour (day rate) 220 x 2, Brackets 6.75 x 8, Paint 24.99 incl, Wall plugs 3.49 x 3.
- x 2, x 8 and x 3 multiply the price. incl makes that one line a price with VAT in it, so £24.99 splits into £20.82 net and £4.17 VAT, a sixth of it.
- The total works the VAT out once per group, as an invoice does: 20 % of the £504.47 added before VAT is £100.89, plus the £4.17 inside the paint.
| Line | Net | VAT 20 % | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour (day rate) 220 x 2 | £440.00 | £88.00 | £528.00 |
| Brackets 6.75 x 8 | £54.00 | £10.80 | £64.80 |
| Paint 24.99 incl | £20.82 | £4.17 | £24.99 |
| Wall plugs 3.49 x 3 | £10.47 | £2.09 | £12.56 |
| Total | £525.29 | £105.06 | £630.35 |
The invoice reads £525.29 net, £105.06 VAT and £630.35 to pay. Here the line-by-line VAT adds up to the same £105.06; with many small prices including VAT it can be a penny or two out, and the page then says so under the total.
How it works
- Type or paste prices, one per line. A word before the price ("Coffee 3.20") is fine.
- Choose the rate, and whether the prices are before VAT or include it.
- A line can say otherwise for itself: "5%" for another rate, "incl" or "net", or "x 4" for a quantity.
- Each line shows net, VAT and gross, and the total below adds them up.
Frequently asked questions
- Why is the VAT in the total not the sum of the lines?
- Because an invoice works out VAT once per rate on the total, not line by line, and the rounding of many small amounts can differ by a penny or two. The total here does the same, and says so when the two differ.
- How do I take VAT out of a price?
- Choose "Including VAT", or add "incl" to the line. At 20 %, the VAT in a price is a sixth of it: £120 is £100 net and £20 VAT.
- Can I use another country’s rate?
- Yes: choose Another rate and type it (19, 21, 8.1…), or put the rate on the line itself, such as "100 19%". The German, French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese pages start from their own country’s rates.
- How do I work out 5 % VAT on a gas or electricity bill?
- Choose Reduced rate (5 %), or put 5% on the line. For a bill of £87.36 including VAT, type 87.36 incl 5%: it shows £83.20 net and £4.16 VAT. At 5 % the VAT is a twenty-first of a price that includes it, as at 20 % it is a sixth.
- Can one list mix 20 % and 5 %?
- Yes: give the lines that differ their own rate. “Car seat 89.99 incl 5%” and “Pushchair 249.00 incl” give £85.70 net + £4.29 VAT and £207.50 net + £41.50 VAT; the total then shows each rate on its own line before the grand total of £293.20 net, £45.79 VAT and £338.99 gross.
- Is what I type sent anywhere?
- No. The calculation runs in this page as you type.