Discount and Tax Invoice
Compute invoice subtotal, trade discount, tax on the discounted value and final customer payment.
Accounting puzzle
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Instructions, device progress and accessibility
Choose Easy, Normal, or Hard and select Practice or UTC Daily. Solve all accounting fields, then Check Answer. Hint and Undo mark a round as assisted. Progress stays on this device. All cases are fictional.
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How to play Discount and Tax Invoice
Compute invoice subtotal, trade discount, tax on the discounted value and final customer payment. Choose Easy, Normal or Hard, enter the numeric answers and use Check Answer. Practice and daily challenges are free.
Worked accounting example
Eight items at $50 cost $400 before discount. A 10% discount is $40, leaving $360 taxable. At 5% illustrative sales tax, tax is $18 and the final invoice total is $378.
Accounting formulas and common mistakes
The teaching exercise calculates a discount on the original subtotal before applying sales tax. Real sales tax policies and taxable discount rules vary by jurisdiction.
All fictional amounts use US dollars for illustration only. Exercises are educational, not business, tax or investment advice.
Frequently asked questions
Should invoice discount be applied before sales tax?
This game explicitly applies the trade discount before sales tax. Applicable real tax treatment depends on local rules.
How do I calculate the invoice total?
Quantity multiplied by unit price, minus the stated discount, plus the stated illustrative tax.