{
  "id": "vat-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "VAT Calculator",
  "shortName": "VAT",
  "description": "Add VAT to a net amount or remove VAT from a gross amount.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "value added tax",
    "vat inclusive",
    "vat exclusive",
    "gross price"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/vat-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-08-18",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/vat-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/vat-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/vat-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/vat-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/vat-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/vat-calculator/?mode=add&amount=100&vatRate=20",
  "queryParameters": {
    "mode": {
      "label": "Calculation",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "default": "add"
    },
    "amount": {
      "label": "Amount",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 100
    },
    "vatRate": {
      "label": "VAT rate",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "default": 20
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "mode",
      "label": "Calculation",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": "add",
      "options": [
        {
          "label": "Add VAT",
          "value": "add"
        },
        {
          "label": "Remove VAT",
          "value": "remove"
        }
      ],
      "width": "full"
    },
    {
      "id": "amount",
      "label": "Amount",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 100,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01,
      "width": "half"
    },
    {
      "id": "vatRate",
      "label": "VAT rate",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 20,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 0.1,
      "control": "slider-number",
      "width": "half"
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "grossAmount",
      "label": "Gross amount",
      "format": "currency",
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "netAmount",
      "label": "Net amount",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "vatAmount",
      "label": "VAT amount",
      "format": "currency"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Add: gross = net × (1 + rate); remove: net = gross ÷ (1 + rate)"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "mode": "add",
        "amount": 100,
        "vatRate": 20
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}