France Reverse VAT Calculator
French TVA at 20% is embedded in most B2C prices. Use divisor 1.20—or lower divisors when your ticket shows reduced TVA on restaurant meals or essentials.
Enter the total you paid (VAT included) and your rate.
Step 2 — Your breakdown
We reverse the tax using the standard formula:
Enter a total and tax rate to see your breakdown.
Standard TVA is 20%. Intermediate 10% covers some restaurants and transport; 5.5% and 2.1% apply to narrower categories. The taux on your facture controls reverse math.
Paris retail and Lyon B2B services both need rate-matched divisors, not an assumed 20%.
Supermarket tickets mixing 5.5% food and 20% household goods require line-level splits before reverse calculation on the grand TTC total.
Cross-border B2C digital sales into France may show French TVA collected by the platform. Import VAT on non-EU goods is a separate customs line—do not mix with domestic TVA reverse on shop receipts.
Marseille and Bordeaux ecommerce sellers reverse TVA on tax-inclusive marketplace payouts before comparing net revenue against HT supplier quotes.
Registered businesses declare TVA via impots.gouv. Intra-EU B2B supplies may use autoliquidation with no TVA on your facture—reverse charge applies separately, not via gross division.
Restaurant receipts often show 10% TVA on dine-in meals while takeaway food may differ—read the taux printed on each ligne before choosing 1.20, 1.10, or 1.055 divisors.
HT = TTC ÷ (1 + taux/100). €120 TTC at 20% → €100 HT.
Platform-collected TVA on Amazon.fr and Cdiscount settlements needs per-order rate attribution—averaging 20% across all rows misstates tax on 5.5% grocery lines.
| Rate | Category | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 20% standard VAT | Standard VAT | TVA standard rate on taxable supplies in France. |
| Reduced | Lower VAT tiers | Many EU countries apply reduced VAT on food, books, or hospitality — use your invoice rate. |
| Zero | Zero-rated supplies | Exports and certain essentials may be zero-rated; confirm on your document. |
€120 TTC at 20% TVA.
HT €100 | TVA €20 | TTC €120
Declare via impots.gouv when registered. Intra-EU B2B may use autoliquidation—seek French tax advice. Keep facture archives showing taux per line for mixed 10% restaurant and 20% retail baskets.
20% on most taxable supplies.
TTC is tax-inclusive; HT is before TVA.
HT ≈ €54.55; use 1.10 divisor.
Both use VAT but rates and reduced tiers differ.
