How to calculate a price excluding taxes from a price including all taxes?
Verified 04 May 2026 - Entreprendre Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
To obtain a price excluding taxes (VAT) from a price including all taxes (VAT), use the following calculation formula:
Price excl. VAT = Price incl. VAT ÷ (1 + VAT rate)
To express the price excluding VAT with 2 digits after the decimal point, it must be rounded to the next cent if the 3e digit after the decimal point is 5 or greater. And round it to the nearest cent if the 3e digit after decimal point is less than 5. For example, the price of €41.669 is rounded to €41.67.
We offer you a simulator to calculate a price including tax from a price excluding tax:
Price calculator excluding tax (VAT) or all taxes included (VAT included)
VAT rate | Calculation for a price including VAT €50 | Price excluding VAT |
|---|---|---|
20% | 50 ÷ (1 + 20%) | €41.67 |
10% | 50 ÷ (1 + 10%) | €45.45 |
8.5% | 50 ÷ (1 + 8.5%) | €46.08 |
5.5% | 50 ÷ (1 + 5.5%) | €47.39 |
2.10% | 50 ÷ (1 + 2.10%) | €48.97 |
Products and services subject to reduced VAT rates
Details of the different VAT rates
Directorate-General for Public Finance (DGFiP)