Add VAT to a net price, or take it back out of a gross one. Everything is computed in your browser — the amounts you type never leave your computer.
VAT is always calculated from the net price — the amount that does not yet include the tax. Adding it means multiplying the net price by the rate and adding the result. Taking it back out of a finished gross price works the other way round: divide the gross price by one plus the rate.
This is where the most common mistake comes from. You cannot simply subtract the rate from a gross price: 24% of 1240 euros is 297.60, but the VAT actually contained in that sum is 240 euros. That is 57.60 euros wrong on a single invoice, booked straight into the wrong place.
The rates are set by the VAT Act. The official source is the Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
| Rate | Applies to | In force |
|---|---|---|
| 24% | Standard rate | Since 1 July 2025 |
| 13% | Accommodation | Since 1 January 2025, previously 9% |
| 9% | Press and books | Since 1 January 2025, previously 5% |
| 0% | Zero rate | Exports, intra-Community supply |
Registration as a taxable person becomes obligatory once turnover counted from the beginning of the calendar year exceeds 40,000 euros.
Net €1,000.00
VAT 24% = €240.00
Gross €1,240.00€1,240.00 ÷ 1,24 = €1,000.00
VAT = €1,240.00 − €1,000.00 = €240.00The wrong way would be 1,240 × 0.24 = €297.60 — that is not the VAT, it is 24% of an amount that already includes tax.
The standard rate is 24%. Reduced rates also apply: 13% on accommodation, 9% on press publications and books, and a zero rate on certain supplies.
Divide the gross price by 1.24 to get the net price. The VAT is the difference between the two. For example, 1,240 ÷ 1.24 = 1,000 net and 240 of VAT.
Because VAT is calculated from the net price, not the gross one. 24% of 1,240 euros is 297.60, while the VAT contained in that sum is 240 euros.
Once taxable turnover counted from the beginning of the calendar year exceeds 40,000 euros. Voluntary registration before that threshold is also possible.
13% applies to accommodation and accommodation with breakfast, since 1 January 2025. 9% applies to press publications and books; for the press the rate rose from 5% on the same date.
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