VAT on £1,000,000
Add or remove VAT at 20%, 5%, 0% on £1,000,000, with the net, VAT and gross figures.
Adding 20% VAT to £1,000,000 gives £1,200,000.00, of which £200,000.00 is VAT. Removing 20% VAT from £1,000,000 gives £833,333.33 net, with £166,666.67 of VAT inside the price. At the 5% reduced rate the VAT is £50,000.00 when added and £47,619.05 when removed; at 0% nothing changes.
£1,000,000 at every VAT rate
| Calculation | Net | VAT | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add 20% | £1,000,000.00 | £200,000.00 | £1,200,000.00 |
| Remove 20% | £833,333.33 | £166,666.67 | £1,000,000.00 |
| Add 5% | £1,000,000.00 | £50,000.00 | £1,050,000.00 |
| Remove 5% | £952,380.95 | £47,619.05 | £1,000,000.00 |
| Add 0% | £1,000,000.00 | £0.00 | £1,000,000.00 |
| Remove 0% | £1,000,000.00 | £0.00 | £1,000,000.00 |
What £1,000,000 looks like with and without VAT
£1,000,000 is contract money: a large order, a vehicle, a fit-out or a year's fees for a single client. Add 20% and the invoice total is £1,200,000.00, with £200,000.00 of VAT that the customer pays to you and you pay to HMRC on your next return. Because the sums are large, the timing matters: if the invoice date falls just inside a VAT quarter you may owe the £200,000.00 before the customer has paid you, unless you use cash accounting.
Strip the VAT out of £1,000,000 and you get £833,333.33 net plus £166,666.67 VAT. That is the calculation to use when a supplier quotes an all-in price and you need the net cost for a budget or a capital allowances claim. At the 5% reduced rate the VAT inside £1,000,000 would be £47,619.05, and at 0% the whole £1,000,000 is net.
Turnover at this level also puts VAT registration in view. The threshold is £90,000 of taxable turnover in any rolling 12 month period, so £1,000,000 of sales is already past the point where you must register, and the deregistration limit is £88,000. Once registered you charge 20% on standard-rated sales, which for £1,000,000 means £200,000.00 on top of your prices, or £166,666.67 absorbed inside them if you cannot raise prices.
Source: GOV.UK: VAT Flat Rate Scheme; GOV.UK: VAT thresholds. Last updated .
Frequently asked questions
- How much is £1,000,000 plus VAT?
- £1,000,000 plus 20% VAT is £1,200,000.00. The VAT element is £200,000.00. At the 5% reduced rate the total is £1,050,000.00, and at 0% it stays at £1,000,000.
- How much VAT is included in £1,000,000?
- If £1,000,000 already includes 20% VAT, the VAT inside it is £166,666.67 and the net amount is £833,333.33. You divide by 1.2 to find the net, then subtract to find the VAT.
- What is £1,000,000 minus VAT?
- £1,000,000 minus 20% VAT is £833,333.33. That assumes the £1,000,000 was a VAT inclusive price. If £1,000,000 was already the net price, there is no VAT to take off.
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