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Remove VAT from a price with VAT included

Discover the price without VAT of an amount with taxes included. Calculate reverse VAT quickly.

Incl. VAT

Total incl. VAT:

VAT
VAT %
15%

Excl. VAT

Price excl. VAT:

R 0,00

VAT15%
R 0,00
Total incl. VAT:
R 0,00

How to remove VAT from a price with VAT included?

This guide explains how to remove VAT from a final price and how to check the result using the calculator.

How to find out the price without VAT of a product

The opposite situation may also arise, where you want to remove VAT from a price. This happens when the price tag gives one, but with the comment that VAT is included. Knowing the net price of the product could be a perfectly valid question to have.

Formula to remove VAT from a final price

This can be answered by applying the formula:

X
=
Price with VAT
1,15
=
Result price without VAT

Example to remove VAT at 15%

In this case, the R 851 of the total product price would be divided by 1,15. Giving the following result:

X
=
R 851
1,15
=
R 740

Summary of operations for VAT at 15%

In summary, if you have an VAT of 15%, these are the operations to perform:

  • R 740 × 0,15 = R 111 (To calculate VAT on prices that do not have it)
  • R 740 × 1,15 = R 851 (To calculate the total price with VAT included)
  • R 851 ÷ 1,15 = R 740 (To calculate the price without VAT)