Tax Calculator
Calculate Sales Tax, GST/VAT (inclusive or exclusive), and estimate progressive Income Tax with standard brackets.
Pre-Tax Amount
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Calculated Tax
$0
Total Price (Tax Inclusive)
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The Sales Tax vs Income Tax Overview
A Tax Calculator simplifies the complexity of computing either consumption taxes like Sales Tax / GST/ VAT or direct personal Income Taxes. With detailed estimations, you can accurately price consumer goods or evaluate your annual net income after taxes.
What is the difference between inclusive and exclusive sales tax?
If an item price is $100 and tax is 15%: exclusive mode adds the $15 tax to calculate a final price of $115. In inclusive mode, the $100 price already includes the 15% tax, meaning the base price is $86.96 and the tax component is $13.04.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tax-exclusive price is the base price of the item before tax is added. Tax-inclusive price is the final price of the item, which already includes the tax amount.
In a progressive tax system, your income is taxed in chunks (brackets) at increasing rates. You only pay the higher tax rate on the portion of your income that falls within that specific bracket, not on your entire income.
Tax deductions reduce your taxable income. For instance, if you earn $50,000 and claim a standard deduction of $14,000, you are only taxed on the remaining $36,000.