Value Added Tax (VAT) Calculator
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What is a VAT Calculator?
A VAT Calculator is the smartest way to work out your VAT because it’s quick, precise and uncomplicated.
Forget the confusing formulas for adding and extracting VAT. That’s what the calculator’s for.
You don’t even need to think about the rate of VAT – it’s all set up with South Africa’s 15% VAT rate as part of the calculator’s algorithm. So you just add your amounts into the fields and the FreshBooks VAT calculator gives you instant answers.
Without the VAT calculator, you need to work through these calculations yourself.
How to calculate VAT?
Without the FreshBooks VAT calculator, you need to work out your VAT manually – like this:
Adding VAT
- Step 1: Price multiplied by 15% VAT = Price X 1.15. For example, R75 X 1.15 = R86.25
- Step 2: The result of these calculations is your gross price, inclusive of VAT.
Deducting VAT
- Step 1: To work out a price excluding VAT, you divide your price by 1.15 VAT Rate of 15%: Price / 1.15 = net price
- Step 2: The result of this calculation is your net price, excluding VAT. For example: R175 / 1.15 = R152.17 = net price
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How much is VAT in South Africa?
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has currently set two rates for VAT – standard rate and zero rate. There are also a small number of goods and services that are exempt from VAT altogether, like educational services.
The zero rate only applies to a few items, like basic foods and fuel subject to the fuel levy. You don’t have to charge any VAT to your customers, but you do need to report your sales as zero rated for VAT.
Standard Rate of 23% :
Applies to most goods and services in the UK
Reduced Rate of 13.5% :
Applies to specific things, like domestic fuel and particular situations
Second Reduced Rate of 9% :
Applies to most goods and services in the UK
Livestock Rate of 4.8% :
Applies to specific things, like domestic fuel and particular situations
The current standard rate of VAT is 15% and this applies to most goods and services in South Africa. As soon as your business makes R1 million annual turnover, you must register with SARS and make sure you comply with all the VAT regulations.
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