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GST Calculator

Calculate GST-inclusive or GST-exclusive amounts at any tax rate.

Total (incl. GST)

1,180

Base amount1,000
GST amount180
Formula: Add GST: Total = Amount × (1 + rate/100). Remove GST: Base = Amount ÷ (1 + rate/100).

How It Works

  1. 1Choose whether to add or remove GST.
  2. 2Enter the amount and GST rate.
  3. 3View the base amount, GST and total.

Features

  • Add GST to a base amount
  • Remove GST from an inclusive amount
  • Any custom tax rate

Privacy

All calculations happen instantly in your browser. Nothing you enter is ever sent anywhere.

About GST Calculator

Adding GST multiplies the base amount by (1 + rate / 100) to get the tax-inclusive total. Removing GST works in reverse: dividing the inclusive total by (1 + rate / 100) gives the base amount, and subtracting that from the total gives the GST portion. It's the same arithmetic used for VAT and general sales tax elsewhere, just under a different name.

This comes up regularly for freelancers and small businesses working out the tax component of a quoted price, anyone checking a receipt or invoice adds up correctly, or cross-border shoppers used to prices displayed as either tax-inclusive or tax-exclusive depending on the country.

The calculator assumes a single flat rate. Many jurisdictions apply multiple rates to different categories of goods and services (standard, reduced, zero-rated) or combine state and federal taxes, and this simple version doesn't model those layered cases — for anything beyond one flat rate, each component needs to be calculated separately.

Frequently Asked Questions

Divide the inclusive total by (1 + rate / 100) to get the base amount, then subtract that base amount from the total to find the GST portion.