Is the tip worked out before or after tax?

On the amount you enter. To work out a tip on the amount before tax, enter that amount instead of the total on the receipt.

How is the bill split?

The tip is added to the bill, and the total is divided evenly between the number of people. When the total doesn't divide evenly to the cent, some people pay one cent more, so the shares add up to the total exactly.

What do the percentage buttons do?

They fill in the tip percentage so you can compare amounts quickly. They aren't recommendations: enter whatever percentage you intend to leave.

How is the tip rounded?

The tip is rounded to the nearest cent, with half a cent or more rounding up. For example, 9% of $12.50 is $1.125, so the tip is $1.13 and the total is $13.63.

Tip Calculator

Enter the bill and the tip percentage you want to leave to see the tip and the total, and split the total evenly between any number of people, to the cent.

Bill and tip

Bill amount ($)

Tip (%)

Fill in:

People splitting the bill

The buttons only fill in the percentage. Enter whatever tip you intend to leave. An empty tip counts as 0% and an empty number of people as 1.

Total with tip

$102.07

3 people pay $25.52 and 1 pays $25.51, so the shares add up to $102.07.

Breakdown

Bill: $86.50
Tip (18%): $15.57
Total with tip: $102.07
People: 4
Each pays: $25.51 or $25.52

Tip = bill × tip rate, rounded to the nearest cent, half a cent rounding up. Total = bill + tip. The total is split evenly to the cent; any cents left over are paid by some people as one cent more each.

How the tip and the split are calculated

Tip = bill × tip rate, with the rate written as a decimal (18% = 0.18), rounded to the nearest cent. Half a cent or more rounds up.
Total = bill + tip.
Each person's share = total ÷ number of people. When that doesn't come out to a whole number of cents, the leftover cents are added one each to some people's shares, so the shares add up to the total exactly.

The calculator doesn't suggest a tip. The percentage buttons only fill in the field, so enter the tip you intend to leave.

Worked example

These are the values the calculator starts with:

Tip: $86.50 × 0.18 = $15.57.
Total: $86.50 + $15.57 = $102.07.
Split between 4 people: $102.07 ÷ 4 = $25.5175. That isn't a whole number of cents, so 3 people pay $25.52 and 1 pays $25.51, which adds up to $102.07.

What you can enter

A bill up to $1,000,000,000, to the cent.
A tip from 0% to 100%, with up to 2 decimal places. An empty tip counts as 0%.
From 1 to 100 people, as a whole number. An empty number of people counts as 1.
No negative numbers.

For billing clients rather than splitting a bill, use the invoice total calculator or the discount calculator.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Track expenses and receipts in Billed, alongside your invoices.

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