Food, tax, and tip stay separate. Add each person and what they already paid. The share is still equal. The balance says who owes and who is owed.
Symbol only. Amounts are not converted.
Before tax and tip.
People and what they already paid
Each share
$27.71
4 shares of $27.71 collect $110.84, 1 cent over $110.83.
| Person | Paid | Share | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Person 1 | $0.00 | $27.71 | Owes $27.71 |
| Person 2 | $0.00 | $27.71 | Owes $27.71 |
| Person 3 | $0.00 | $27.71 | Owes $27.71 |
| Person 4 | $0.00 | $27.70 | Owes $27.70 |
Next: Tip calculatorA tip on one number, with no tax line.
The share is equal. Already paid is what that person put in. They are owed the difference if they paid more than the share.
The check
Food, then tax, then a tip on the food or on food plus tax.
An equal share
The total divided by the number of people, to the cent.
Already paid
Paid minus the share. More than the share means the table owes them.
Tax, tip, then an equal split
tax = subtotal × tax% ÷ 100; tip = base × tip% ÷ 100; each = (subtotal + tax + tip) ÷ people
| subtotal | The food and drink, before tax and tip. |
|---|---|
| tax% | Sales tax as a percent of the subtotal. Zero is allowed. |
| base | The subtotal, or the subtotal plus tax, depending on the switch. |
| tip% | Tip rate applied to that base. |
| people | One row each. The share is the total divided by the number of rows. |
| paid | What that person has already put toward the check. Zero if they have not paid yet. |
Tax is rounded to the cent before the tip is calculated, the way a printed check does it.
Tipping on the food is the usual request when someone does not want to tip on tax. Tipping on the total includes tax in the base.
Dividing cents does not always land evenly. The page shows the exact share, and the balance after what each person already paid. A positive balance means the others owe that person. A negative balance is what they still owe.
If you already have one number and only want a tip percent, the tip calculator is the shorter form. The percent itself is the apply mode of the percentage calculator.
Loading an example fills the tool and scrolls you back to the result. Money examples stay in US dollars on the page. The symbol you picked changes; the numbers do not convert.
Food $86.00, tax 8.88%, tip 20% on the food, 4 people.
Tax $7.63. Tip $17.20. Total $110.83. Each share $27.71. . Person 1 still owes $27.71. Person 2 still owes $27.71. Person 3 still owes $27.71. Person 4 still owes $27.70.
Food $142.40, tax 8.5%, tip 18% on food plus tax, 3 people.
Tax $12.10. Tip $27.81. Total $182.31. Each share $60.77. . Person 1 still owes $60.77. Person 2 still owes $60.77. Person 3 still owes $60.77.
Food $54.00, tax 0%, tip 15% on the food, 2 people.
Tax $0.00. Tip $8.10. Total $62.10. Each share $31.05. . Person 1 still owes $31.05. Person 2 still owes $31.05.
Food $86.00, tax 8.88%, tip 20% on the food, 4 people.
Tax $7.63. Tip $17.20. Total $110.83. Each share $27.71. Alex is owed $32.29. Sam is owed $23.12. Jo still owes $27.71. Rae still owes $27.70.
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<iframe src="/embed/split-bill" title="Split the bill calculator" width="100%" height="720" style="border:0;max-width:42rem" loading="lazy"></iframe>On the food, if you do not tip on tax. On the total, if your table tips on the amount after tax. Both are on the form. Neither is pulled out of the check for you.
It does, before rounding for display. Three people cannot split 100.00 into three amounts that are equal to the cent. Rounding every share up collects one or two extra cents. The page says how many.
Put that amount on their row. Their balance is what they paid minus the equal share. If they paid more than the share, the line says they are owed the difference. If they paid nothing, they still owe the whole share.
No. Enter the food and drink as the subtotal, and the tax rate on its own line. If the check only shows a total and you do not know the tax, use the tip calculator on that total instead.