Discount calculator

Work out sale prices, successive discounts and entered sales tax.

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total after tax

$77.76

Discounted price
$72.00
Savings before tax
$28.00
Tax
$5.76
Effective discount
28%

Entered tax applies to the discounted price.

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How to use this tool

Enter the original price and each successive discount percentage.

Enter your applicable tax rate separately. The result applies tax after the discounts and shows the combined discount.

Sale price = original × (1−discount1) × (1−discount2)

Worked example

$77.76 · total after tax

Fixed example using the settings below. Monetary examples use USD; dates and times use their stated reference values. This example stays unchanged when you edit your calculation.

Example inputs
  • Original price: 100
  • First discount (%): 20
  • Second discount (%): 10
  • Entered tax rate (%): 8

Method illustration: 20% then 10% off 100 gives 72 before tax, a combined 28% discount.

Assumptions and limits

  • Successive discounts multiply; percentages do not simply add. Tax is applied after discounts.

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