What Is PST?

What PST Means

PST means Provincial Sales Tax. In reverse tax calculation, it identifies the tax label and rate that must be removed from a tax-inclusive total before you calculate the net price and tax included.

How PST Affects Reverse Tax

Provincial Sales Tax is a provincial sales tax that can sit beside GST on some Canadian receipts. Use the rate printed on the receipt or the official rate for the transaction before dividing the total by the tax multiplier.

Related Calculator Workflow

Use the Reverse Tax Calculator when the total already includes tax. For a deeper tax-type explanation, read Provincial Sales Tax.