Work & Money

Add or remove a percentage from a price

Add a percent on top of a value (sales tax, VAT, GST, tip) or remove a percent already included.

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About this conversion

Adding 20% to £100 gives £120. To remove 20% already included in £120, divide by 1.20 — that gives £100, not £96. This is the same maths whether you are reckoning VAT, sales tax, GST, or a service charge.