Receipt Total Calculator
Add your line items, then a tax rate, discount and tip to see the subtotal, tax, grand total and cash change update instantly. When it looks right, turn it into a downloadable receipt.
Line items
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Totals
- Subtotal
- $33.00
- Tax (8.5%)
- $2.81
- Total
- $35.81
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How receipt totals are calculated
A receipt total is built up in a fixed order. Each line item is multiplied out, summed into a subtotal, reduced by any discount, taxed on what remains, and finished with a tip. The calculator above follows exactly this order:
- Subtotal — the sum of every line item's quantity × unit price, before tax or tip.
- Discount — subtracted from the subtotal to give the taxable amount. A discount can never take the taxable amount below zero.
- Tax — the tax rate applied to the discounted (taxable) amount, not the original subtotal.
- Tip / gratuity — added after tax. A tip is optional and is not itself taxed.
- Total — taxable amount + tax + tip.
- Change — only when paid in cash: the amount tendered minus the total.
subtotal = Σ (qty × price)
taxable = subtotal − discount
tax = taxable × (tax rate ÷ 100)
total = taxable + tax + tip
change = tendered − total (cash only)
taxable = subtotal − discount
tax = taxable × (tax rate ÷ 100)
total = taxable + tax + tip
change = tendered − total (cash only)
Need a document, not just the math? Make a full receipt with these totals, your business details and a logo — or start from a ready-made template. Splitting the bill across cash and cards? Use the split-payment checker.