Originally Posted by
P_is_for_Paul
Thats wrong. That would give you 15% of the pre-vat total plus the vat!
I meant that the people dividing by 1.15 could then multiply their answer by 0.15 to get the VAT total Not just get the Cost of the item less VAT
ie
10 divide by 1.15 = 8.70
8.69 x 0.15 + 1.30