VAT and GST Calculator
Add tax to a price or take it out of a price that already includes it, using the standard VAT, sales tax or GST rate for your country.
Tax at 5%
AED 50.00
- Price before tax
- AED 1,000.00
- Price including tax
- AED 1,050.00
Adding 5% tax to AED 1,000.00 gives AED 1,050.00, of which AED 50.00 is tax.
How it's worked out
- Tax
AED 1,000.00 × 5%AED 50.00 - Price including tax
AED 1,000.00 + AED 50.00AED 1,050.00
- Taking tax out of a price is not the same as subtracting the rate: 15% tax inside 115 is 15, which is 13% of 115.
- Standard rate. Some goods and services use a different or zero rate; check the rate for your item.
Adding and removing tax
Price with tax = price × (1 + rate)
Price before tax = price with tax ÷ (1 + rate)
Worked example
A Dubai invoice of AED 1,000 before VAT becomes 1,000 × 1.05 = AED 1,050. A Riyadh receipt of SAR 115 including VAT was 115 ÷ 1.15 = SAR 100 before tax, with SAR 15 of VAT.
Questions people ask
How do I remove VAT from a price?
Divide the price by 1 plus the rate. With 15% VAT, a price of 115 is 115 ÷ 1.15 = 100 before tax, so the VAT is 15. Simply taking 15% off 115 would be wrong.
What is the VAT rate in the UAE and Saudi Arabia?
The UAE's standard VAT rate is 5% and Saudi Arabia's is 15%. Some items, such as certain healthcare and education, are zero-rated or exempt.
What are India's GST rates?
Since GST 2.0 took effect on 22 September 2025, most goods and services are taxed at 5% or 18%, with 40% on luxury and sin goods and some items at 0%.
About this calculator
Formula and rules last checked 25 October 2026Written and tested by the CalculatorDex teamReport a problem