Item Price = 14.99 , Tax Rate = 6 -

Sales Tax Calculator

(*) All rates used here are for teaching purposes only.

Using this calculator you can find the 'Final Price including Tax ($)' by entering the 'Sale Tax' ($) and the 'Before Tax Price ($)'. So, we think you reached us looking for answers like:

What is Final Price including Tax of an item, given: Before Tax Price = $14.99 and Sale Tax = 6 percent (%)?

What is the Tax of an item, given: Sale Tax = 6 percent (%) and Before Tax Price = $14.99?

See the solutions to these problems below.

State Sales Taxes

As of January 1, 2021(for references only)

How to work out sales taxes - Step by Step

Here are the solutions to the questions stated above:

1) You purchase a item for 14.99 dollars and pay 6 % (percent) in tax. How much is tax and the final retail price including tax?

Firstly, if the tax is expressed in percent, divide the tax rate by 100. You can do this by simply moving the decimal point two spaces to the left. In this example, we do 6/100 = 0.06
Now, find the tax value by multiplying tax rate by the item value:
tax = 14.99 × 0.06
tax = 0.8994
Finally, add tax to the before tax price to get the final price including tax:
The final price including tax = 14.99 + 0.8994 = 15.8894

Sales tax Formula (Final Price)

Final price including tax = before tax price × (1 + tax rate (%) / 100)

or, if the tax is alread expressed in decimal,

Final price including tax = before tax price × (1 + tax rate)

2) You buy a item for 15.8894 dollars after tax was added. You know that the applicable tax rate is 6%. How much is the before tax price?

Divide the percentage added to the original by 100. Here, a sales tax of 6 percent was added to the bill to make it 15.8894. So, divide 6 by 100 to get 0.06.
Add one to the percentage, expressed as a decimal. In this example, add one to 0.06 to get 1.06.
Divide the final amount by the result of the previous step to find the original amount before the percentage was added. In this example, divide 15.8894 by 1.06 to find the amount before the sales tax was added, which equals 14.99.

Sales tax Formula (Before Tax Price)

Before Tax Price ($) = Final price / (1 + tax rate(%) / 100)

or, if the tax is alread expressed in decimal,

Before Tax Price ($) = Final price / (1 + tax rate)

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More about sale taxes

Tax rates vary widely by jurisdiction and range from less than 1% to over 10%. Tax is collected by the seller at the time of sale. A sales tax is imposed at the retail level. In cases where items are sold at retail more than once, such as used cars, the sales tax can be charged on the same item indefinitely. To determine the (total) tax rate you should identify the total amount of tax you must charge. If, for example, a state has a two percent tax rate, a given county two percent and a city one percent, the total tax rate applicable is five percent: 2 + 2 + 1 = 5.

Sales Tax Calculator

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Sample Sales Tax Calculations

Item: $69.49, tax: 9%
Item: $36, tax: 5%
Item: $83.99, tax: 1%
Item: $14.49, tax: 1%
Item: $67.49, tax: 5.95%

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