The VAT Calculator

The price tag of a commercial product on the shelf went through some serious changes to reach that value. One tag which added to this condition is the VAT (value-added tax), which is a part of the seller’s income for a product which goes to the state. VAT is a percentage, making it a bit tricky to figure out without a calculator. The VAT Calculator comes just with the right solution in this regard.

The application can only function if .NET Framework is installed on your computer, so it’s best to make this check first. On the other hand, The VAT Calculator itself requires no installation, thus enabling you to easily carry it around on a thumb drive, just in case calculus needs to be done on other computers.

On the visual side, the main window is pretty compact, only holding a couple of requirement fields, result sheets, option to clear, and the trigger button. No documentation can be found, nor is one required, since you probably know how VAT works if you need to calculate it. What’s more, the VAT value field is actually a drop-down menu for easy selection, but you can also input custom values.

Apart from the VAT value, you also need to write the target sum. A Dollar currency symbol is there, but it has absolutely no impact on the transformation, because the currency system is not a dependency whatsoever.

Results are calculated at the press of a button, and you instantly get to know the VAT value added to initial input, as well as the resulting sum from adding VAT. Unfortunately, you can only determine the new price of a product which doesn’t contain VAT, and it would have been useful to be able to extract VAT from a custom value.

In conclusion, The VAT Calculator is just the right tool to have around when you need to quickly set up new prices for a fresh batch of products. Although it does not have a VAT extraction option, it comes in a lightweight package, and it’s easy to grasp by individuals of all levels of experience, while results are shown in real time.