VAT on £800
Add or remove VAT at 20%, 5%, 0% on £800, with the net, VAT and gross figures.
Adding 20% VAT to £800 gives £960.00, of which £160.00 is VAT. Removing 20% VAT from £800 gives £666.67 net, with £133.33 of VAT inside the price. At the 5% reduced rate the VAT is £40.00 when added and £38.10 when removed; at 0% nothing changes.
£800 at every VAT rate
| Calculation | Net | VAT | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add 20% | £800.00 | £160.00 | £960.00 |
| Remove 20% | £666.67 | £133.33 | £800.00 |
| Add 5% | £800.00 | £40.00 | £840.00 |
| Remove 5% | £761.90 | £38.10 | £800.00 |
| Add 0% | £800.00 | £0.00 | £800.00 |
| Remove 0% | £800.00 | £0.00 | £800.00 |
What £800 looks like with and without VAT
£800 sits in the range of a typical supplier invoice, a software subscription paid annually, or a day of someone else's time. If you receive an invoice for £800 plus VAT, the total to pay is £960.00 and the £160.00 of VAT goes in box 4 of your return as input tax, provided the supplier is VAT registered and the invoice shows their number.
If instead £800 is the amount that already includes VAT, the net is £666.67 and the VAT element is £133.33. That split matters for your bookkeeping: the net goes to the expense category and the VAT to your VAT control account. At 5% the VAT inside £800 would be only £38.10, which is why energy bills for a home office show a much smaller tax line than a trade supplier does.
For your own sales, charging £800 net means invoicing £960.00 at the standard rate. Many freelancers price in round net figures and let the VAT sit on top, so the customer sees £800 as the fee and £160.00 as tax they can usually reclaim if they are registered themselves. If your customers are consumers who cannot reclaim, the £960.00 is what they compare against competitors, so it pays to decide which number you are quoting.
Source: GOV.UK: VAT Flat Rate Scheme; GOV.UK: VAT thresholds. Last updated .
Frequently asked questions
- How much is £800 plus VAT?
- £800 plus 20% VAT is £960.00. The VAT element is £160.00. At the 5% reduced rate the total is £840.00, and at 0% it stays at £800.
- How much VAT is included in £800?
- If £800 already includes 20% VAT, the VAT inside it is £133.33 and the net amount is £666.67. You divide by 1.2 to find the net, then subtract to find the VAT.
- What is £800 minus VAT?
- £800 minus 20% VAT is £666.67. That assumes the £800 was a VAT inclusive price. If £800 was already the net price, there is no VAT to take off.
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