VAT Calculator in South Africa
Online calculator to calculate VAT in South Africa. Allows you to get the price with VAT or without VAT quickly and accurately.
Incl. VAT
Total incl. VAT:
R 0,00
- Price excl. VAT:
- R 0,00
- VAT15%
- R 0,00
- Total incl. VAT:
- R 0,00
VAT formulas and examples
Use these formulas to check the amount added to a tax-free price or removed from a tax-included total.
Add tax
Total = tax-free price x (1 + rate / 100)
Remove tax
Tax-free price = tax-included total / (1 + rate / 100)
Tax amount
Tax = tax-free price x rate / 100
Quick example
Starting from R 100, a 15% rate gives R 15 in tax and R 115 total.
Starting from R 115, the tax-free amount is R 100 and the tax is R 15.
South African VAT: 15%, zero-rated and exempt supplies
South Africa calls the tax Value-Added Tax (VAT). Registered vendors generally charge the 15% standard rate on taxable supplies. SARS confirms that 15% has applied since 1 April 2018; specified supplies can instead be zero-rated, while exempt supplies fall outside taxable supplies.
The zero rate is not a general reduced rate. Whether a supply is zero-rated or exempt depends on the VAT Act and the facts of the transaction, not only on the product name.
Example in rand and calculator scope
For a taxable price of R1 000 before VAT, 15% VAT is R150 and the total is R1 150. The calculator adds or removes the selected percentage and separates the taxable amount, VAT and total.
It does not determine whether a supply is zero-rated or exempt, test VAT-registration duties, calculate input-tax deductions, or prepare a VAT return. The result is an orientation check, not personalised tax advice.
Official South African source
Check classifications and later changes directly with SARS.