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Free business calculators for South Africa

VAT, VAT return dates, salaries, job costing, loan repayments and cut lists, worked out the South African way with the working shown.

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Quick VAT sum

Amount in rand

Includes VAT Excludes VAT

Before VAT: R1 000.00
VAT at 15%: R150.00
Including VAT: R1 150.00

Full VAT calculator, with the working

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Each one shows how the answer was worked out, so you can check it or explain it to someone else.

Tax and VAT

VAT on a price, and when the VAT201 return and payment are due.

VAT calculator Add 15% VAT to a price, or work out the VAT inside a price you were quoted. Example: R1 150 including VAT Before VATR1 000.00VAT at 15%R150.00 Divide by 1.15, never take 15% off. Open the calculator VAT return due dates Every VAT201 submission and payment date for the year, moved for weekends and public holidays. Example: Filing on eFiling Period endsLast day of the monthReturn and payment dueLast business day of the next month Weekends and public holidays move it earlier, never later. Open the calculator

Pricing and costing

What a job really costs, and what to charge for it.

Markup, margin and job costing The real cost of a job, what to charge for the margin you want, and what a discount does to profit. Example: Cost R100, sell R150 Markup50%Margin33.3% Waste, labour, overheads, setup and rejects included. Open the calculator

People and pay

Salaries, PAYE and UIF, and what an employee costs the business. The salary calculator is also in Afrikaans and isiZulu.

Salary and PAYE calculator PAYE, UIF and take-home pay on a salary, and what the employee costs the business. Example: R30 000 a month, under 65 PAYER4 681.00Take-homeR25 141.88 2026/27 tax year, UIF included. Open the calculator

Cash and debtors

Loans, repayments and the money coming in and going out.

Loan and bond calculator Monthly instalment, payoff date and total interest, and what paying extra each month saves. Example: R500 000 at 11.75% over 20 years Monthly instalmentR5 418.54Total interestR800 448 See what paying extra each month saves. Open the calculator

Stock and production

Materials, cutting and the factory floor.

Cut list optimiser How to cut your parts from board or sheet with the least waste, with a printable cut list for the workshop. Example: 16 cabinet parts, 2750 × 1830 board Sheets needed1Waste19.1% Saw blade width allowed for. Print the cut list for the workshop. Open the calculator

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Vali Business works out job costs from your real job cards and your VAT201 from your real invoices, with no spreadsheet in between.

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