Softwiro
Free tool

VAT calculator

Pick a country or enter a rate, then type the price to see the VAT and the total. If the price already includes VAT, the calculator takes the VAT out of it.

The example figures are for illustration only, not market averages.

1. VAT rate

The standard rate. Some goods and services are exempt or taxed at another rate, so check the rate that applies to your business.

2. The price you have
3. Items
1

How the calculator works

  • Adding VAT: VAT = price before VAT × rate, and the total = price + VAT. At 14%, a price of 1,000 carries 140 of VAT for a total of 1,140.
  • Taking VAT out of an inclusive price: price before VAT = inclusive price ÷ (1 + rate), and VAT = inclusive price − price before VAT. So 1,140 including 14% VAT is 1,140 ÷ 1.14 = 1,000 before VAT, with 140 of VAT.
  • Several items: the VAT on each item (price × quantity) is rounded to two decimals and the items are then added up, as on an invoice.

The usual mistake: multiplying the inclusive price by the rate

If 1,140 includes 14% VAT, the VAT in it is 140, not 1,140 × 14% = 159.60. The rate applies to the price before VAT, not after it. So the VAT in an inclusive price is 14/114 of it, about 12.28%. In Saudi Arabia it is 15/115, about 13.04%, and in the UAE 5/105, about 4.76%.

The rates built into the calculator

  • Egypt 14%: the standard VAT rate. There is a reduced 5% rate on machinery and equipment used to set up production lines, and some goods and services are exempt.
  • Saudi Arabia 15%: the standard rate since July 2020.
  • UAE 5%: since VAT was introduced in January 2018.

These are the standard rates. Some goods and services are exempt, zero-rated or taxed at another rate, so check the rate for your business with the Egyptian Tax Authority, Saudi Arabia’s ZATCA or the UAE Federal Tax Authority, or with your accountant. If your rate is different, choose “Another rate” and enter it.

This calculator is for a quick sum. In ProfAcc, the cloud accounting system for manufacturers, sales invoices calculate VAT as part of the entry that records them, and the financial statements come straight from the entries.

See ProfAcc · Request a demo

Questions

How do I calculate 14% VAT?

Multiply the price before VAT by 0.14 for the VAT, or by 1.14 for the total including VAT. A price of 500 carries 70 of VAT for a total of 570.

How do I calculate 15% VAT in Saudi Arabia?

VAT = price × 0.15, and the total = price × 1.15. A price of SAR 200 carries SAR 30 of VAT for a total of SAR 230.

How do I get the price before VAT from an inclusive price?

Divide the inclusive price by 1.14 in Egypt, 1.15 in Saudi Arabia or 1.05 in the UAE. So 1,150 including 15% VAT is 1,000 before VAT, with 150 of VAT.

Why is the VAT total sometimes 0.01 off?

The calculator rounds the VAT on each item to two decimals and then adds them up, as invoices do. Multiplying the grand total by the rate in one go can differ from that by a small fraction.

Does the calculator issue a tax invoice or an e-invoice?

No. It only works out the figures. It issues no invoice and sends nothing to the Egyptian Tax Authority or ZATCA.

Do you store the figures I enter?

No. The calculation runs in your browser and the figures are not sent to us. To come back to them, use "Copy link to this calculation".

More free tools

  • Garment cost calculator: Work out the cost of one garment from fabric, trims, labour, overheads and rejects, and the selling price for the margin you want. Free, no sign-up.
  • Fabric consumption calculator: Work out fabric per piece in metres and kilograms from the marker length and the pieces it holds, plus the plies and fabric needed for a whole order. Free, no sign-up.
  • Break-even calculator for a garment factory: Work out how many pieces a month cover your factory’s fixed costs, the output a target profit needs, and your margin of safety at current output. Free, no sign-up.
  • Worker output and piece-rate calculator: Work out a worker’s or a line’s daily output from the standard time of a piece, the piece rate that pays a target wage, and actual efficiency from real output. Free, no sign-up.
  • Study schedule maker: Enter your subjects, their exam dates and how many study sessions a day you can do, and get a day-by-day study schedule ready to print or save as PDF. Free, no sign-up.
  • BMI calculator and healthy weight range: Work out your BMI from height and weight, see your category, the healthy weight range for your height and how far you are from it. Adults 18+. Free.
  • Calorie calculator: BMR and daily calories: Work out your BMR and the daily calories to maintain your weight, with gentle options to lose or gain slowly, and a safe minimum. Adults only. Free.
  • Due date calculator: pregnancy weeks and trimester: Work out your estimated due date from your last period or conception date, with your weeks of pregnancy, trimester and key dates. Free, no sign-up.
  • Ovulation calculator: fertile window and next cycles: Find your estimated ovulation day, fertile window and next period, plus the next three cycles, from your last period, to plan a pregnancy. Free.
  • Pharmacy margin calculator: profit and discount: Work out profit per unit, markup and margin for a pharmacy from cost and selling price or a target margin, plus what a discount does to profit. Free.
  • Reorder point and safety stock calculator for pharmacies: Reorder point calculator: find safety stock and a suggested order quantity for a pharmacy from daily sales and lead time, with an expiry warning. Free.
  • Clinic no-show cost calculator: Work out your clinic’s no-show rate, the revenue lost each month and year to missed appointments, what reminders could recover, and the break-even cost. Free.

All tools