VAT Calculator for Argentina
This calculator works out Argentina's value-added tax (Impuesto al Valor Agregado, IVA) both ways: it can add the 21% IVA to a net price to reach the final gross amount, or remove IVA from a tax-inclusive price to reveal the net price. Argentina applies a general rate of 21%, a reduced rate of 10.5% (on items such as fresh food, medical services and some construction work) and an increased rate of 27% (on certain utilities for registered businesses). Enter an amount, keep 21% or type the rate that applies, and the tool instantly shows the tax portion, the price with IVA and the price without IVA.
The result is shown with the local currency symbol. The standard rate in Argentina is 21%; reduced (10.5%) and increased (27%) rates also apply. Adjust the field to match your product.
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How it works
A VAT-registered business (responsable inscripto) that bills a professional service issues an "A" invoice and breaks out the IVA on its own line. Take a consulting job of 150,000 net: the 21% is worked out on that base, giving 31,500 of IVA, and the A invoice closes at 181,500. If the same job is billed to a final consumer, a "B" invoice comes out for the same 181,500 but with the tax baked into the price and not itemised. To reveal how much tax that B invoice hides, the calculator divides the total by 1.21 and recovers the 150,000 base; the remaining 31,500 is the IVA. Pick "Add VAT" to start from the net figure, or "Remove VAT" to unpack a tax-inclusive price.
Argentina's VAT rates in 2026
The rate is set by article 28 of the VAT law. The 21% is the default; the 10.5% is meant to ease the burden on staple foods and productive investment, and the 27% makes utilities more expensive when the customer is a business rather than a household:
| Rate | Percentage | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 21% | Most goods and services, whenever no rule sets a different rate |
| Reduced | 10.5% | Meat, fruit, vegetables, pulses, bread and flour; long-distance passenger transport (over 100 km); private health insurance; capital goods; interest on loans to registered businesses |
| Increased | 27% | Utilities (electricity, gas, water) and telecoms billed to a registered business or monotributista, not to a household |
Monotributo versus responsable inscripto
Not everyone who issues an invoice charges IVA. A monotributista pays a fixed monthly amount that already bundles an IVA component, so their invoices are type "C" and never itemise the tax: the price is the price, with no IVA line. A responsable inscripto, by contrast, settles IVA month by month and therefore breaks out the 21% (or whichever rate applies) on type "A" invoices. Beyond IVA, the final invoice can swell with perceptions and withholdings — of IVA, of provincial gross-income tax (Ingresos Brutos) and others — which are advance payments against other taxes and are not part of the IVA base. This calculator works on IVA alone; those extras are added separately.
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Preguntas frecuentes
- When does the 27% rate apply in Argentina?
- The 27% is the increased rate and it lands on utilities — electricity, natural gas, water — and telecoms when the customer is a registered business (responsable inscripto) or a monotributista using the service for their activity. The idea is that the company, which later claims that IVA as a tax credit, pays more than the household that consumes the same service at 21%.
- Which products carry the 10.5% rate?
- The 10.5% covers much of fresh food (beef, fruit, vegetables, pulses, bread and flour), long-distance passenger transport (over 100 km), private health insurance, domestically made capital goods and interest on loans granted to registered businesses. It is a rate designed not to push up the basic basket or productive investment.
- Does a monotributista charge IVA?
- They do not itemise it. The monotributo is a simplified regime where you pay a fixed monthly amount that already bundles an IVA component and an income-tax component. That is why a monotributista issues type "C" invoices, where the price shows no IVA line. A responsable inscripto, on the other hand, does break out the tax on type "A" invoices.
- Why is the IVA on my business electricity bill 27% but 21% at home?
- Because the 27% rate on utilities depends on who receives the invoice, not on the service. If the account holder is a responsable inscripto (a company using the electricity to produce), the 27% applies. If it is a final consumer — your home — the general 21% applies. It is the same kilowatt at a different rate depending on the recipient.
- Do shelf prices in Argentina include IVA?
- Yes. Argentina's consumer protection rules require the final price to be displayed with all national taxes included, IVA among them. The shelf tag already has the IVA inside; to see how much of that price is tax, use "Remove VAT" and divide by 1.21 (or by 1.105 for a product at 10.5%).