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Add sales tax, VAT or GST to a price or take it out of a total, at every US state and Canadian province rate and the standard and reduced rates of 15 countries.

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Sales tax to add

$9.03

$109.03 with 9.03% sales tax in California

General goodsAdded at the till here
Where you are buying

Each country sets its own rates; in the United States and Canada each state or province adds its own.

California's 7.25% statewide rate includes a mandatory 1.25% local share; district taxes add 0.1% to 2% more.

The price
What you have
$

The sales tax is added on top of this figure.

Covers most goods: clothing, electronics, furniture, household and personal items.

%

Starts at 1.78%, the average of county and city rates in California; the rate on your receipt is the one that applies.

  • Price before tax

    $100.00

  • Combined rate

    9.03%

    8.28% of the price with tax

  • Price with tax

    $109.03

California statewide rate: how it was worked out

Statewide base rate of 7.25%, of which 1.25% is the mandatory local Bradley-Burns share; food products for human consumption are exempt (Revenue and Taxation Code 6359), and district taxes follow the same exemptions (7261).

7.25% of $100.00 is $7.25.

Local sales tax: how it was worked out

Population-weighted average of county, city and district rates on 1 July 2026, from the Tax Foundation's midyear 2026 table; the rate where you shop can be higher or lower.

1.78% of $100.00 is $1.78.

Each tax is worked out on the price before tax and rounded on its own, so together they come to $9.03.

California rates. An estimate, not financial advice, providers may calculate differently.

What the price is made of
  • Price before tax$100.0092%
  • California statewide rate$7.257%
  • Local sales tax$1.782%

How the price is made up

Each tax on $100.00 in California
LineRateAmount
Price before tax$100.00
California statewide rate7.25%$7.25
Local sales tax1.78%$1.78
Price with tax9.03%$109.03

Every rate in California

sales tax on $100.00 at each rate in California
BandRateSales taxPrice with tax
General goods9.03%$9.03$109.03
Groceries0%$0.00$100.00

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How this is calculated

The calculator finds every tax a purchase carries where you buy it, a state rate and the local rates on top in the United States, GST and a provincial tax in Canada, one VAT or GST almost everywhere else, at the rate for the band of goods you pick. Starting from a price before tax, it charges each tax on that price and rounds it to the cent; starting from a receipt, it takes each tax's share out of the total so the two parts add back exactly. Rates come from each tax authority, and the American local rate is a state average you can replace with your own.

price with taxprice before tax × (1 + combined)

tax inside a totaltotal × rate ÷ (1 + combined), for each tax

rate
each tax's rate for the band of goods you chose
combined
all the rates together
The rates for each place are listed under Data sources.

What this does not include

  • The exact county, city or district rate at an American address: the local rate is a state average you can change.
  • Exemptions for particular buyers, such as charities, resellers, exporters or diplomats.
  • Special excise duties on fuel, alcohol and tobacco, and India's compensation cess on tobacco.
  • Item-level rules beyond the bands shown, such as clothing thresholds in some states and Ontario's rebates.
  • Sri Lanka's Social Security Contribution Levy, a levy on the seller's turnover rather than a tax on the bill.

Sales tax and VAT guide: adding tax, taking it out and reduced rates. How sales tax and VAT are added to a price and taken out of a total, why VAT comes out at one-sixth, how GST and PST stack, and what reduced rates cover.

Data sources

United States: state sales tax rates and grocery treatment, with average local rates, 2026Tax FoundationWithin its effective period
United Kingdom: VAT rates, 2026GOV.UKWithin its effective period
Germany: Umsatzsteuer rates, 2026UmsatzsteuergesetzWithin its effective period
Canada: GST, HST and provincial sales taxes, 2026CRAWithin its effective period
Australia: goods and services tax, 2026ATOWithin its effective period
Ireland: VAT rates from 1 July 2026RevenueWithin its effective period
Netherlands: btw rates, 2026BelastingdienstWithin its effective period
New Zealand: goods and services tax, 2026Inland RevenueWithin its effective period
Sweden: moms rates from 1 April 2026SkatteverketWithin its effective period
India: GST rates after the 56th GST Council meeting, from 22 September 2025PIBWithin its effective period
Sri Lanka: value added tax, from 1 January 2024Inland Revenue DepartmentWithin its effective period
Finland: arvonlisävero rates, 2026VeroWithin its effective period
Japan: consumption tax rates, 2026NTAWithin its effective period
France: TVA rates in mainland France, 2026economie.gouv.frWithin its effective period
Spain: IVA rates, and IGIC in the Canary Islands, 2026BOEWithin its effective period

Every document each dataset was read from, its notes and how the figures were checked are listed in the guide's data sources.

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CentExact publishes the calculation method, worked examples and available data sources. Automated checks cover reference calculations; they do not certify a result for your circumstances or imply approval by a lender or tax authority.

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This calculator is for general information only and is not financial advice. Results are estimates based on the figures you enter and the stated formula; lenders and providers may round or calculate differently. Check any decision with the institution involved or a qualified adviser.