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VAT Calculator

Compute the value-added tax (VAT) amount and gross price from a net price and VAT rate. Also works in reverse to strip VAT out of a gross figure.

Net price (excl. VAT) (USD)

VAT rate (%)

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Math

Percentage Calculator

Find what a given percentage of a number is — for example, 18% of a $42 restaurant bill, or 7.5% sales tax on a $129 purchase. This calculator handles the most common percentage question that comes up in everyday math: "what is P% of N?" Enter the percentage and the base number, and you get the exact partial amount. It is the building block behind tip calculators, discount calculators, tax calculators, and most quick financial estimates you do on the fly.

Percentage (%)

Number

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Key differences

	VAT Calculator	Percentage Calculator
Category	Financial	Math
Inputs required	2	2
Result	VAT Amount (USD)	Result
What it does	Compute the value-added tax (VAT) amount and gross price from a net price and VAT rate. Also works in reverse to strip VAT out of a gross figure.	Find what a given percentage of a number is — for example, 18% of a $42 restaurant bill, or 7.5% sales tax on a $129 purchase. This calculator handles the most common percentage question that comes up in everyday math: "what is P% of N?" Enter the percentage and the base number, and you get the exact partial amount. It is the building block behind tip calculators, discount calculators, tax calculators, and most quick financial estimates you do on the fly.