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Tax and Tip Calculator

Calculate tax, tip, and the exact amount each person pays from one receipt. Start simple, then open fair-split, service-charge, exact-tip, and rounding options only when you need them.

Your receipt

Currency

Subtotal before tax

Use the receipt subtotal before tax, tip, and optional service charge.

Tax

People

Tip

Choose a preset or type any percentage.

More receipt options

Discount / comp

Service charge / auto gratuity

Tip input

Exact tip amount

Rounding

Split

Discount is subtracted before percentage tax/tip. If your receipt shows an exact tax amount, choose “Exact amount” above to avoid assumptions about local discount tax rules. Service charge is added once and is not included in the voluntary tip base.

Custom fair shares. Enter relative weights—actual pre-tax amounts ordered work well. Tax, tip, service charge, and rounding are allocated proportionally, with cents reconciled so every share adds back to the exact total.

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Live total

Bill summary2 people · pre-tax tip

Grand total—

Each person pays—

Subtotal—

Discount / comp—

Tax—

Service charge—

Tip—

Round-up added to tip—

Tip per person—

Effective tip—

Tax amount—

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Compare common tip levels

Tip	Tip amount	Total	Per person

Tax, tip, and split without receipt guesswork

Use the receipt subtotal and its actual tax rate or tax amount. Pick a tip preset, decide whether the voluntary tip is based on the pre-tax subtotal or the after-tax amount, and the total updates immediately. Equal splits reconcile every cent; custom shares can use each diner’s pre-tax spend as the relative weight.

Check included gratuity first

If the receipt already includes a service charge or automatic gratuity, enter it once in More receipt options. Set voluntary tip to zero unless you intentionally want to leave an additional tip.

Use exact tax when it matters

Restaurant tax rules can vary by location and by how discounts are treated. When the receipt already shows tax, switching Tax to Exact amount avoids estimating those rules.

Rounding stays visible

Round-up modes treat the extra payment as additional tip and show the resulting effective tip rate, so a convenient whole-number payment never silently changes the gratuity.

Practical guide and verification

Use the tool first, then apply these checks to verify inputs, interpret the result, and hand it off without displacing the primary workflow.

Match the entered bill amount to the selected tip basis

Receipts can show a subtotal, tax, service charge, discounts, and final total separately. Decide whether the voluntary tip should be calculated from the pre-tax subtotal or from the amount including tax, then enter the numbers consistently. If a mandatory service charge or automatic gratuity is already present, do not accidentally add the same charge again as a voluntary tip. Use the receipt’s actual tax line or rate rather than a generic estimate when exact settlement matters.

Separate even splitting from itemized fairness

Dividing the final bill by the number of people is correct only when the group intentionally wants an equal split. If people ordered different items, shared only some dishes, or have different tax treatment, an itemized or weighted split is a different problem. This calculator’s equal per-person figure is a convenience result, not evidence that the allocation is fair. Agree on the splitting rule before payment and keep the group total equal to the receipt total after rounding.

Understand what rounding changes

Rounding the group total up to a whole currency unit can create a small overpayment, while rounding each person independently can create a different total again. When using cash or payment apps, compare the sum of the rounded shares with the intended bill total and decide who absorbs any remainder. For bookkeeping or reimbursement, preserve the exact-cent calculation and treat a rounded payment amount as a settlement choice rather than a change to the underlying tax or tip calculation.

Use percentages as inputs, not service-quality claims

Preset tip percentages are shortcuts, not universal rules. Tipping practices vary by country, venue, service type, and whether a service charge is already included. The calculator should answer the arithmetic for the percentage you choose without implying that one rate is legally or socially required. For travel or business reimbursement, follow the receipt, local policy, and employer rules, and retain the tax, tip, total, and split breakdown used for the final payment.