The Sales Tax Calculator can compute any one of the following, given inputs for the remaining two: before-tax price, sale tax rate, and final, or after-tax price.
Simply enter any two known values and leave the third blank (or select a calculation target). The engine evaluates the missing component instantly:
A Sales Tax is a consumption tax imposed by state, provincial, and local governments on the retail sale of goods and services. It is typically collected by the seller at the point of sale and subsequently remitted to the taxing authority.
Single-stage tax levied only on the final end-consumer at the register. Wholesale and business inputs with resale certificates are generally exempt.
Multi-stage tax assessed on the incremental value added at each step of the production and distribution chain (common across the EU and UK).
Unified destination-based consumption tax applied comprehensively across nationwide goods and services (used in Canada, Australia, India, and New Zealand).