Sales Tax Calculator (United States)
Type your combined state and local sales tax rate to add tax to a price, or work back from a total to the price before tax.
Type your combined state and local sales tax rate to add tax to a price, or work back from a total to the price before tax.
Every formula used by these calculators. They match the FNSACC323 Perform financial calculations unit.
Markup calculates profit as a percentage of the cost price. Profit Margin calculates profit as a percentage of the selling price.
Fixed Costs stay the same no matter how much you sell (e.g. rent, insurance). Variable Cost is what it costs to make or deliver one single unit (materials, packaging, per-item shipping) — it goes up and down with sales, unlike fixed costs. Selling Price is what you charge per unit.
The United States has no national sales tax. Each state sets its own rate, and counties and cities often add their own on top, so the rate depends on where the sale happens. Enter the combined rate for your location in the rate box.
Example. A $60 item at a combined rate of 8.25%: $60 × 1.0825 = $64.95. The sales tax is $4.95.
Working backwards from a $64.95 receipt: $64.95 ÷ 1.0825 = $60.
Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon do not charge a statewide sales tax, although some local areas in Alaska charge their own.
Your state’s department of revenue publishes current state and local rates, usually with a lookup by address or ZIP code. Use the rate for where the customer receives the goods.
Rates change and many items are taxed differently or exempt. Check your state’s rules before relying on a figure.
Multiply the price by the tax rate as a decimal. At 7%, the tax on $50 is $50 × 0.07 = $3.50.
Divide the total by 1 plus the rate. At 7%, a $53.50 total is $53.50 ÷ 1.07 = $50 before tax.
No. Sales tax is set by states and local governments, so the rate varies by location.