VAT calculator for Hungary
The standard VAT rate in Hungary is 27%. To remove it from a gross price you divide by 1.2700, which is not the same as taking 27% off. The highest standard VAT rate in the world.
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Price including VAT
127.00
- VAT to add
- 27.00
- Net price behind a gross one
- 100.00
- VAT inside a gross price
- 27.00
- Line total for the quantity
- 127.00
- VAT fraction of a gross price Multiply a gross figure by this to get the VAT directly.
- 0.212 598
- Gross-up multiplier
- 1.270 000
- How far the subtraction method goes wrong
- 7.29
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- Price excluding VAT = 100
- VAT rate = 27
- Price including VAT = 127
- Quantity = 1
- VAT to add = 100 * 27 / 100 = 27
- Price including VAT = 100 + 27 = 127
- Line total for the quantity = 127 * 1 = 127
- Net price behind a gross one = 127 / (1 + 27/100) = 100
- VAT inside a gross price = 127 - 100 = 27
- VAT fraction of a gross price = (1 + 27/100) > 0 ? (27/100) / (1 + 27/100) : 0 = 0.212 598
- Gross-up multiplier = 1 + 27/100 = 1.27
- wrong_way = 127 * (1 - 27/100) = 92.71
- How far the subtraction method goes wrong = 100 - 92.71 = 7.29
Values are shown to six significant figures here; the arithmetic itself runs on exact fractions and is only rounded where a number is printed.
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The formula
- gross = net x (1 + rate)
- net = gross / (1 + rate)
- VAT fraction of a gross price = rate / (100 + rate) = 0.212598
The VAT fraction is the shortcut accountants use: at 27% you multiply a gross figure by 0.212598 to get the VAT straight out.
Rates and reduced-rate categories change by legislation. The rate here is a default; check the current one before invoicing.
The highest standard VAT rate in the world.
Frequently asked
What is the VAT rate in Hungary?
The standard rate is 27%.
How do I remove VAT from a price?
Divide by 1.2700. Subtracting 27% instead undercharges the net figure every time.
Where the numbers come from
- Standard rates as published by the national tax authorities; reduced and zero rates are not modelled.