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Sales Tax Calculator
Quickly find the sales tax and total cost on any purchase by entering the price, state and local tax rates, any discounts, and the item category. Ideal for shoppers, retailers, and accountants verifying tax-inclusive totals.
Sales Tax Calculator
Calculate the sales tax owed on a purchase given the pre-tax price and the applicable tax rate β useful for budgeting US purchases (where sales tax is added at the register and varies state-by-state) and for working out the tax portion of any receipt where it is shown separately. Enter the price before tax and the combined state+local tax rate as a percentage, and the calculator returns the dollar amount of tax. To get the total amount payable, add this tax to the original price. This calculator does not handle the reverse direction (gross-to-net) or true European-style VAT, which is usually quoted inclusive of tax rather than added on top.
Key differences
| Sales Tax Calculator | Sales Tax Calculator | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Taxes | Taxes |
| Inputs required | 5 | 2 |
| Result | Total Sales Tax ($) | Sales Tax Amount ($) |
| What it does | Quickly find the sales tax and total cost on any purchase by entering the price, state and local tax rates, any discounts, and the item category. Ideal for shoppers, retailers, and accountants verifying tax-inclusive totals. | Calculate the sales tax owed on a purchase given the pre-tax price and the applicable tax rate β useful for budgeting US purchases (where sales tax is added at the register and varies state-by-state) and for working out the tax portion of any receipt where it is shown separately. Enter the price before tax and the combined state+local tax rate as a percentage, and the calculator returns the dollar amount of tax. To get the total amount payable, add this tax to the original price. This calculator does not handle the reverse direction (gross-to-net) or true European-style VAT, which is usually quoted inclusive of tax rather than added on top. |