This reverse sales tax calculator will calculate your pre-tax price or amount for you. You will need to input the following:
Based on your inputs, the reverse sales tax calculator will determine what your pre-tax price or amount is.
If you know the final price and the sales tax rate, the formula for calculating the pre-tax price is:
For example, if the final price of an item is $25 and the sales tax rate is 9%, then the pre-tax price is:
Pre-tax price = Final price ÷ (1 + Sales tax rate) = $25 ÷ (1 + 9%) = $23.15
If you know the final price and the sales tax amount in dollars, then the formula for calculating the pre-tax price is:
For example, if the final price of an item is $25 and the sales tax amount is $8, then the pre-tax price is:
Pre-tax price = Final price − Sales tax amount = $25 − $2 = $13
To calculate the sales tax rate, you would use the following equation:
In the above example, the sales tax rate would be $2 ÷ $16 = 8.7%.
Statewide sales taxes are collected by 45 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, in 38 states, an additional local sales tax is collected.
Below is a table from the Tax Foundation of the state level sales tax rates and the average local sales tax rates in those states.
State | State Sales Tax Rate | Average Local Sales Tax Rate | Combined Sales Tax Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 4.00% | 5.22% | 9.22% |
Alaska | 0.00% | 1.76% | 1.76% |
Arizona | 5.60% | 2.80% | 8.40% |
Arkansas | 6.50% | 3.01% | 9.51% |
California | 7.25% | 1.43% | 8.68% |
Colorado | 2.90% | 4.82% | 7.72% |
Connecticut | 6.35% | 0.00% | 6.35% |
Delaware | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
D.C. | 6.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
Florida | 6.00% | 1.08% | 7.08% |
Georgia | 4.00% | 3.32% | 7.32% |
Hawaii | 4.00% | 0.44% | 4.44% |
Idaho | 6.00% | 0.03% | 6.03% |
Illinois | 6.25% | 2.57% | 8.82% |
Indiana | 7.00% | 0.00% | 7.00% |
Iowa | 6.00% | 0.94% | 6.94% |
Kansas | 6.50% | 2.19% | 8.69% |
Kentucky | 6.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
Louisiana | 4.45% | 5.07% | 9.52% |
Maine | 5.50% | 0.00% | 5.50% |
Maryland | 6.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
Massachusetts | 6.25% | 0.00% | 6.25% |
Michigan | 6.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
Minnesota | 6.88% | 0.59% | 7.46% |
Mississippi | 7.00% | 0.07% | 7.07% |
Missouri | 4.23% | 4.03% | 8.25% |
Montana | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Nebraska | 5.50% | 1.44% | 6.94% |
Nevada | 6.85% | 1.38% | 8.23% |
New Hampshire | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
New Jersey | 6.63% | -0.03% | 6.60% |
New Mexico | 5.13% | 2.71% | 7.83% |
New York | 4.00% | 4.52% | 8.52% |
North Carolina | 4.75% | 2.23% | 6.98% |
North Dakota | 5.00% | 1.96% | 6.96% |
Ohio | 5.75% | 1.48% | 7.23% |
Oklahoma | 4.50% | 4.45% | 8.95% |
Oregon | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Pennsylvania | 6.00% | 0.34% | 6.34% |
Rhode Island | 7.00% | 0.00% | 7.00% |
South Carolina | 6.00% | 1.46% | 7.46% |
South Dakota | 4.50% | 1.90% | 6.40% |
Tennessee | 7.00% | 2.55% | 9.55% |
Texas | 6.25% | 1.94% | 8.19% |
Utah | 6.10% | 1.09% | 7.19% |
Vermont | 6.00% | 0.24% | 6.24% |
Virginia | 5.30% | 0.43% | 5.73% |
Washington | 6.50% | 2.73% | 9.23% |
West Virginia | 6.00% | 0.50% | 6.50% |
Wisconsin | 5.00% | 0.43% | 5.43% |
Wyoming | 4.00% | 1.33% | 5.33% |