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Reverse Sales Tax Calculator

Calculate the pre-tax price and tax amount when the total price including sales tax is known.

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Price before tax
Sales tax amount
Tax as % of total
Recomputed total

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  1. 1

    Formula selected

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    pre-tax price = total ÷ (1 + tax rate); tax = total − pre-tax price

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What this calculator does

Calculate the pre-tax price and tax amount when the total price including sales tax is known.

How it works

The calculator evaluates pre-tax price = total ÷ (1 + tax rate); tax = total − pre-tax price. Inputs are checked before calculation, and invalid values such as zero denominators or out-of-range selections produce a clear error instead of a misleading result.

Input query strings and outputs

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Input query strings

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  • ?totalWithTax= Total price including tax

    Money · Required · Default: 106.25

  • ?salesTaxRate= Sales tax rate

    Percentage · Required · Default: 6.25

Outputs

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  • preTaxPrice Price before tax

    Currency · Primary output

  • salesTaxAmount Sales tax amount

    Currency

  • taxShareOfTotal Tax as % of total

    Percentage

  • verificationTotal Recomputed total

    Currency

Inputs and results

The inputs are Total price including tax, Sales tax rate. Results include Price before tax, Sales tax amount, Tax as % of total, Recomputed total.

Sources
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Limitations
  • Estimates use the rates, timing, and assumptions entered. Fees, taxes, lender rules, and future changes are included only where explicitly shown.