Swiss VAT calculator: add or remove VAT
Choose the rate, enter the amount and see the net amount, VAT and total straight away. Works with the 8.1%, 2.6% and 3.8% rates in force since 2024.
How it is calculated
To add VAT, multiply the net amount by the rate: on CHF 100.- net, VAT at 8.1% is CHF 8.10 and the total CHF 108.10.
To remove VAT from a price that already includes it, divide the total by 1 plus the rate: CHF 108.10 divided by 1.081 gives CHF 100.- net, and the difference of CHF 8.10 is the VAT. Simply taking 8.1% off the total gives a figure that is too low.
Three rates have applied since 1 January 2024: 8.1% standard, 2.6% reduced (for example food, books, newspapers and medicines) and 3.8% special rate for accommodation. If you need to collect the amount, a payment link from 1pay.ch lets your customer pay with TWINT or card.
If you take payments with 1pay.ch, you set up VAT once: in the general settings you switch taxes on, choose whether prices are entered including or excluding VAT and define the rates you need, for example 8.1% and 2.6%, adding more if required. You then pick or override the rate for each product and payment link, and it also appears in the confirmation emails.
Frequently asked questions
Since 1 January 2024: 8.1% standard rate, 2.6% reduced rate (including food, non-alcoholic drinks, books, newspapers and medicines) and 3.8% special rate for accommodation, meaning an overnight stay with breakfast.
Divide the price by 1.081 (standard rate), by 1.026 or by 1.038. The result is the net amount, and the difference from the price is the VAT. On CHF 50.- including 8.1% VAT, the net amount is CHF 46.25 and the VAT CHF 3.75.
As a rule, from CHF 100'000 of annual turnover. For non-profit sports and cultural associations and charitable institutions, the threshold is CHF 250'000. For your specific case, the Federal Tax Administration or your fiduciary has the final word.
Yes. In the general settings you switch taxes on, choose whether prices include or exclude VAT and add every rate you use. For each product and payment link you can pick the rate or override it, and you can always show it in emails, even when it is 0%.
No. The calculation runs in your browser and we neither send nor store any amounts.
