VAT Calculator 2026 (HT & TTC)
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A VAT calculator is a highly useful financial tool designed to add or extract Value-Added Tax (VAT, or TVA in France) from any price. VAT is a consumption tax placed on product sales and service delivery throughout the European Union. Businesses are required to calculate VAT on transactions, while consumers pay the final retail price. In France, the standard VAT rate is 20%, which applies to most goods and services. However, reduced rates exist for specific sectors: 10% for restaurant services and passenger transport, 5.5% for essential food products and books, and a super-reduced rate of 2.1% for reimbursed medicines and newspapers. This simulator operates in two modes: it can add VAT to a net price to determine the gross retail price, or it can extract VAT from a gross price to calculate the base net price. Understanding these amounts is vital for billing clients or compiling accounting reports. Both businesses and independent freelancers rely on accurate tax evaluations to stay compliant with standard government filing schedules.
🧮Methodology & Formula
Methodology & Formula
This VAT calculator performs standard addition or subtraction of tax based on the selection:
- Add VAT (Net to Gross): Calculates VAT amount as
Net Amount * (VAT Rate / 100)and Gross Amount asNet Amount + VAT Amount. - Extract VAT (Gross to Net): Calculates Net Amount as
Gross Amount / (1 + (VAT Rate / 100))and VAT Amount asGross Amount - Net Amount.
Standard tax rates in France include 20% (standard), 10% (reduced), 5.5% (special reduced), and 2.1% (super reduced).