Swiss VAT Calculator: 8.1%, 2.6% and 3.8%
Add or remove Swiss VAT (MWST, TVA, IVA): 8.1% standard rate since 2024, 2.6% reduced rate for food and books, and 3.8% for accommodation.
Businesses must register for VAT from CHF 100,000 of turnover a year. Restaurants pay the standard rate, takeaway food the reduced rate.
What it does
Swiss value added tax (MWST in German, TVA in French, IVA in Italian) rose on 1 January 2024 to finance the AHV: the standard rate is 8.1%, the reduced rate for food, books, newspapers and medicines 2.6% and the special rate for accommodation 3.8%. To remove VAT divide the gross price by 1.081.
How to use it
- Type the amount.
- Choose whether to add or remove VAT and the rate.
- Read the VAT and the net and gross prices.
The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much VAT is in CHF 108.10?
CHF 8.10 at 8.1%: the net price is CHF 100.
Since when is the rate 8.1%?
Since 1 January 2024; before it was 7.7%.
What pays 2.6%?
Food and non-alcoholic drinks, books, newspapers and medicines.
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