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Quickly calculate VAT-inclusive prices, VAT-exclusive prices, and tax amounts with this free online VAT calculator. Supports custom tax rates.
Enter the pre-tax sales amount to calculate VAT and the tax-inclusive total.
Overview
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This calculator performs a single-amount VAT arithmetic exercise for China/CNY use. “Net” or tax-exclusive means the entered base before the selected percentage is added. “Gross” or tax-inclusive means the entered amount already includes the tax component. The page reports net amount, VAT amount and gross amount, formatted in Chinese yuan (CNY).
Choose the direction that matches the amount on hand. In exclusive mode, the entered amount is the net base. In inclusive mode, the entered amount is the gross total and the tool separates a net amount and a residual tax amount. A preset or custom percentage is only the ratio used in that arithmetic.
Given net N and rate r: VAT = N × r; gross = N × (1 + r)
Given gross G and rate r: net = G ÷ (1 + r); VAT = G − net
For example, at 13%, a CNY 200 net amount gives CNY 26 VAT and CNY 226 gross. Starting with CNY 226 gross at the same rate gives CNY 200 net and CNY 26 VAT. The tax inside a gross amount is not simply gross × 13%, because the rate is applied to the net base.
China’s Value-Added Tax Law, effective from 1 January 2026, defines VAT as an extra-price tax and sets statutory rates by transaction category. The calculation here does not identify the category or determine whether a selected rate applies.
Guide
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Choose tax-exclusive when your entered figure is before VAT, or tax-inclusive when it is the total that already includes VAT.
Enter a non-negative amount. The result display is formatted in Chinese yuan and shows two decimal places.
Select one of the available presets or choose the custom option. A custom percentage is entered as a percent number: enter 13 for 13%, not 0.13.
Check the net base, VAT portion and gross total together. Reset restores the initial example values; the displayed figures are rounded for presentation.
Use cases
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If a China-related quote gives a CNY amount and clearly states whether VAT is included, calculate the corresponding other basis using the supplied rate.
For a single line with a known rate and amount basis, compare the three calculated amounts with the figures in your working notes. Keep the invoice and transaction details as the source record.
Use the paired formulas to show the mathematical difference between adding a rate to a net base and extracting its share from a gross total. CNY remains the displayed currency.
Q&A
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Divide the gross total by 1 plus the rate as a decimal to obtain the net amount, then subtract net from gross for VAT. At 13%, CNY 226 ÷ 1.13 = CNY 200 net; the difference is CNY 26.
Enter 13. The custom field takes a percentage number and converts it to a decimal rate for the calculation.
No. It converts one amount using one percentage. It does not calculate output tax less deductible input tax, apply exemptions or determine a taxpayer’s reporting position.
Notes
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Use this page for price arithmetic only. It does not decide the applicable China VAT treatment, tax rate, taxpayer status, deduction, exemption or filing amount.
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