Back out the pre-tax price from a tax-inclusive total.
Dividing the tax-inclusive total by one plus the tax rate isolates the base price, and the difference is the tax. Comparing sticker prices for a tax-included total requires removing tax first to make apples-to-apples price checks.
Price Before Tax
Pre-tax = total / (1 + rate%)
Pre-tax = total / (1 + rate%) Dividing the tax-inclusive total by one plus the tax rate isolates the base price, and the difference is the tax.
Comparing sticker prices for a tax-included total requires removing tax first to make apples-to-apples price checks.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Total price, Tax rate. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.