VAT on £5,500
Add or remove VAT at 20%, 5%, 0% on £5,500, with the net, VAT and gross figures.
Adding 20% VAT to £5,500 gives £6,600.00, of which £1,100.00 is VAT. Removing 20% VAT from £5,500 gives £4,583.33 net, with £916.67 of VAT inside the price. At the 5% reduced rate the VAT is £275.00 when added and £261.90 when removed; at 0% nothing changes.
£5,500 at every VAT rate
| Calculation | Net | VAT | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add 20% | £5,500.00 | £1,100.00 | £6,600.00 |
| Remove 20% | £4,583.33 | £916.67 | £5,500.00 |
| Add 5% | £5,500.00 | £275.00 | £5,775.00 |
| Remove 5% | £5,238.10 | £261.90 | £5,500.00 |
| Add 0% | £5,500.00 | £0.00 | £5,500.00 |
| Remove 0% | £5,500.00 | £0.00 | £5,500.00 |
What £5,500 looks like with and without VAT
An invoice for £5,500 is a realistic size for a short project, a piece of equipment or a quarter of bookkeeping fees. At the standard rate the VAT is £1,100.00, taking the total to £6,600.00; that VAT is yours to collect and pay over to HMRC, less whatever input VAT you have incurred on your own purchases.
When £5,500 is the gross figure, say a fixed price agreed with a customer who does not care how it is split, the net is £4,583.33 and the VAT is £916.67. That is the number your accounts software should show in the VAT column. If the work was reduced rated, for example certain energy saving installations, the VAT inside £5,500 would be £261.90 and the net £5,238.10.
If you are on the Flat Rate Scheme the maths changes: you still charge your customer £6,600.00, but you pay HMRC a fixed percentage of that gross figure rather than £1,100.00 less input VAT. For a £5,500 job that can mean keeping a little of the VAT, or paying more if your sector rate is high or you count as a limited cost business. The flat rate tab on the main calculator runs both numbers side by side.
Source: GOV.UK: VAT Flat Rate Scheme; GOV.UK: VAT thresholds. Last updated .
Frequently asked questions
- How much is £5,500 plus VAT?
- £5,500 plus 20% VAT is £6,600.00. The VAT element is £1,100.00. At the 5% reduced rate the total is £5,775.00, and at 0% it stays at £5,500.
- How much VAT is included in £5,500?
- If £5,500 already includes 20% VAT, the VAT inside it is £916.67 and the net amount is £4,583.33. You divide by 1.2 to find the net, then subtract to find the VAT.
- What is £5,500 minus VAT?
- £5,500 minus 20% VAT is £4,583.33. That assumes the £5,500 was a VAT inclusive price. If £5,500 was already the net price, there is no VAT to take off.
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