Tax blog: guides, worked examples and explainers
Practical guides with worked examples, each linked to a calculator you can use straight away.
- Utah sales tax: the formula and a worked example
The simple formula for sales tax in Utah, how to include local rates, and how to reverse it from a receipt.
- Hourly wage after tax: what retail shop owners need to know
Hourly wage after tax explained for retail shop owners, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Finding the price before tax explained for gig workers
Finding the price before tax explained for gig workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Crypto taxes: what expats need to know
Crypto taxes explained for expats, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Adding 21% VAT in Lithuania: step by step
A step-by-step method for adding 21% VAT to any net price in Lithuania, with a ready-made table of common amounts.
- Tax-equivalent yield explained for online sellers
Tax-equivalent yield explained for online sellers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Should you tip on the pre-tax or post-tax total in Pennsylvania?
How restaurant sales tax works in Pennsylvania and why many diners tip on the pre-tax amount.
- Selling investments in Massachusetts: federal and state capital gains
How federal and Massachusetts state taxes apply to capital gains, with a worked example.
- Rhode Island paycheck: estimating your take-home pay
How federal income tax, Rhode Island state tax and FICA come out of each paycheck, with an example for a biweekly pay schedule.
- Inheritance and estate tax: what small business owners need to know
Inheritance and estate tax explained for small business owners, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Registering for GST/HST as a small business in Newfoundland and Labrador
When a small business in Newfoundland and Labrador must register for GST/HST, and how provincial tax registration fits in.
- How VAT works in Azerbaijan (18% standard rate)
How the 18% standard VAT rate in Azerbaijan works, with a worked example, the shortcut formula and the mistakes that cost businesses money.
- How to show 14% VAT on an invoice in Egypt
The details a VAT invoice in Egypt normally needs, how to lay out tax per line, and a worked invoice example at 14%.
- How to calculate sales tax in Nebraska
The simple formula for sales tax in Nebraska, how to include local rates, and how to reverse it from a receipt.
- How tax brackets work: what new graduates need to know
How tax brackets work explained for new graduates, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Arizona freelancers: estimating self-employment tax
How the 15.3% self-employment tax works for freelancers in Arizona, the 92.35% rule, the wage base and the deduction for half of it.
- VAT invoices in France: a practical checklist
The details a VAT invoice in France normally needs, how to lay out tax per line, and a worked invoice example at 20%.
- Pricing for profit with VAT in Tanzania
How to set a selling price in Tanzania that hits a target profit margin and then adds 18% VAT, with the formulas side by side.
- How to show 23% VAT on an invoice in Slovakia
The details a VAT invoice in Slovakia normally needs, how to lay out tax per line, and a worked invoice example at 23%.
- Discounts and VAT in Albania: which comes first?
Whether VAT in Albania is charged before or after a discount, with a worked example and the difference in what the customer pays.