Sales Tax Calculator
Add or remove sales tax from a price.
About this tool
Calculate sales tax either direction: add tax to a pre-tax price to get the total you'll pay, or work backward from a tax-inclusive total to find the original pre-tax price and the tax amount.
Key Features
- Add tax to a net price
- Remove tax from a gross (tax-inclusive) price
- Works with any sales tax rate
How to Use
- Enter the amount.
- Enter the sales tax rate for your area.
- Choose Add or Remove mode.
- Click Calculate.
Benefits
- Check a receipt's tax calculation
- Budget for the final price before checkout
- Back out the pre-tax price from a total
Frequently Asked Questions
Add treats your amount as the pre-tax (net) price and calculates the tax on top. Remove treats your amount as the final total you already paid, including tax, and works backward to find the original pre-tax price.
In the US, sales tax is set at the state and often local (city/county) level, so the combined rate varies significantly by location \u2014 use the specific combined rate for where the sale takes place.