VAT on £900
Add or remove VAT at 20%, 5%, 0% on £900, with the net, VAT and gross figures.
Adding 20% VAT to £900 gives £1,080.00, of which £180.00 is VAT. Removing 20% VAT from £900 gives £750.00 net, with £150.00 of VAT inside the price. At the 5% reduced rate the VAT is £45.00 when added and £42.86 when removed; at 0% nothing changes.
£900 at every VAT rate
| Calculation | Net | VAT | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add 20% | £900.00 | £180.00 | £1,080.00 |
| Remove 20% | £750.00 | £150.00 | £900.00 |
| Add 5% | £900.00 | £45.00 | £945.00 |
| Remove 5% | £857.14 | £42.86 | £900.00 |
| Add 0% | £900.00 | £0.00 | £900.00 |
| Remove 0% | £900.00 | £0.00 | £900.00 |
What £900 looks like with and without VAT
£900 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 £900 plus VAT, the total to pay is £1,080.00 and the £180.00 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 £900 is the amount that already includes VAT, the net is £750.00 and the VAT element is £150.00. 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 £900 would be only £42.86, 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 £900 net means invoicing £1,080.00 at the standard rate. Many freelancers price in round net figures and let the VAT sit on top, so the customer sees £900 as the fee and £180.00 as tax they can usually reclaim if they are registered themselves. If your customers are consumers who cannot reclaim, the £1,080.00 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 £900 plus VAT?
- £900 plus 20% VAT is £1,080.00. The VAT element is £180.00. At the 5% reduced rate the total is £945.00, and at 0% it stays at £900.
- How much VAT is included in £900?
- If £900 already includes 20% VAT, the VAT inside it is £150.00 and the net amount is £750.00. You divide by 1.2 to find the net, then subtract to find the VAT.
- What is £900 minus VAT?
- £900 minus 20% VAT is £750.00. That assumes the £900 was a VAT inclusive price. If £900 was already the net price, there is no VAT to take off.
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