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VAT Calculator

VAT Calculator is part of Toolspire and is ready as soon as this page loads. One rate, two readings. Use the gross when the price is before VAT. Use the hidden-VAT figure when the shelf price already includes it. This is not a GST return.

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What you can do here

Exclusive price becomes the headline

The large number is what a customer pays if VAT is added on top.

Inclusive price stays in the detail

The second VAT figure is the tax already inside the amount you typed.

A single rate

There is no place-of-supply split. Type the VAT percentage on the invoice.

The sequence

How to use the VAT Calculator

  1. 1

    Decide which price you were given

    If the quote says “plus VAT”, the headline gross is the one you want. If it says “including VAT”, use the inside figure.

  2. 2

    Type the rate on the invoice

    20 is a common UK example. A 5% reduced rate is just as valid. Do not leave 20 if your invoice says otherwise.

  3. 3

    Do not use this for an Indian GST invoice

    Open the GST calculator when you need CGST and SGST. This page will not split them.

Worth knowing

  • VAT Calculator on Toolspire: on an exclusive price, VAT is amount × rate ÷ 100, and the headline is the price plus that VAT.
  • On an inclusive price, VAT is amount × rate ÷ (100 + rate). At 20%, that is one sixth of the shelf price, not 20% of it.
  • The detail prints both readings so you do not have to guess which way the invoice was written.
  • This page is not the Indian GST calculator. GST has CGST, SGST and IGST splits; VAT here is a single rate.

What the number is actually counting

Adding VAT multiplies the net by the rate. Removing VAT divides by (1 + rate) and subtracts. People mix those up because 20% added is not 20% of the gross: on a £120 inclusive price the VAT is £20, which is 20 ÷ 120 of the gross. The detail shows that second figure next to the add-on figure.

FAQ

Questions about VAT Calculator

Where does VAT Calculator run?

VAT Calculator runs in this tab on Toolspire. What you type or drop in is not sent to us and is not stored on a server.

How do I remove VAT from a price?

Read the second number in the detail: amount × rate ÷ (100 + rate). At 20% that is the amount divided by 6.

Why is this separate from the GST calculator?

GST pages are built around Indian CGST, SGST and IGST. A VAT search usually wants one rate added or extracted. Mixing the two pages would answer the wrong question.

Does the headline include the tax?

Yes. The headline is the exclusive amount plus VAT. The amount you typed is the net.

Can the rate be 0?

Yes. The gross equals the amount, and both VAT figures are zero. Useful as a check.

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