VAT calculator for Poland
The standard VAT rate in Poland is 23%. To remove it from a gross price you divide by 1.2300, which is not the same as taking 23% off.
%
Price including VAT
123.00
- VAT to add
- 23.00
- Net price behind a gross one
- 100.00
- VAT inside a gross price
- 23.00
- Line total for the quantity
- 123.00
- VAT fraction of a gross price Multiply a gross figure by this to get the VAT directly.
- 0.186 992
- Gross-up multiplier
- 1.230 000
- How far the subtraction method goes wrong
- 5.29
Show the working
- Price excluding VAT = 100
- VAT rate = 23
- Price including VAT = 123
- Quantity = 1
- VAT to add = 100 * 23 / 100 = 23
- Price including VAT = 100 + 23 = 123
- Line total for the quantity = 123 * 1 = 123
- Net price behind a gross one = 123 / (1 + 23/100) = 100
- VAT inside a gross price = 123 - 100 = 23
- VAT fraction of a gross price = (1 + 23/100) > 0 ? (23/100) / (1 + 23/100) : 0 = 0.186 992
- Gross-up multiplier = 1 + 23/100 = 1.23
- wrong_way = 123 * (1 - 23/100) = 94.71
- How far the subtraction method goes wrong = 100 - 94.71 = 5.29
Values are shown to six significant figures here; the arithmetic itself runs on exact fractions and is only rounded where a number is printed.
Scenarios & local history
Compare a saved scenario
Recent calculations
The formula
- gross = net x (1 + rate)
- net = gross / (1 + rate)
- VAT fraction of a gross price = rate / (100 + rate) = 0.186992
The VAT fraction is the shortcut accountants use: at 23% you multiply a gross figure by 0.186992 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.
Frequently asked
What is the VAT rate in Poland?
The standard rate is 23%.
How do I remove VAT from a price?
Divide by 1.2300. Subtracting 23% 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.