Free Discount Calculator: Sale Price After Percent Off
See what a sale price really comes to: the percent off, an extra percent off at checkout on top of it, and sales tax. It also shows what you save and the true total discount.
It runs in your browser. Nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere. The numbers filled in below are a made-up example; change them to yours.
How the math works
- Price after the first discount = original price × (1 − percent off ÷ 100).
- An extra percent off comes off that reduced price, not the original, so 25% + 10% off is 32.5% off in total, not 35%.
- Sales tax is usually charged on the price after discounts. Total = sale price × (1 + tax rate ÷ 100).
Example (made up): an $80 jacket at 25% off is $60. An extra 10% off at checkout takes off $6 more, so it's $54, a $26 saving (32.5% off). With 8% sales tax ($4.32) you pay $58.32.
Stores apply stacked coupons in different orders, and some take a dollar coupon off before tax and some don't, so check the receipt. Tax rules also vary by state and city. A deal only saves money if you'd have bought the item anyway; this is general information, not financial advice.
Save up for the sale before it starts
The Sinking Funds Tracker ($5) shows how much to set aside per month and per paycheck for each planned purchase, like holiday gifts, a new phone or a sale you know is coming, with progress bars. Works in Google Sheets and Excel.
Get the tracker on Gumroad – $5
This template is also in the Complete Household Money Bundle (what's inside): all 13 home money spreadsheets for $29 (about $69 if bought one by one).
We make this template, so take that into account. The calculator above is free to use either way.
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- Sinking Funds: How to Budget for the Holidays
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- How to Save for a Phone or Laptop Without Financing
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