Restaurant bill settlement

Split the bill fairly, down to the cent

Enter the pre-tax bill, tax, and tip. Split equally or by each person’s subtotal, choose whether a percentage tip uses the pre-tax or after-tax amount, and see how any last-cent adjustments are handled.

No payment, account, or names. Calculations stay in this browser. Check the receipt for actual taxes, service charges, and automatic gratuity.

1 · Bill

Enter the pre-tax subtotal and tax

Required

Pre-tax subtotal ($) Tax entry Tax rate (%)

If you know the exact tax line, enter it from the receipt. Otherwise, the percentage is an estimate. This calculator does not add service charges or automatic gratuity.

2 · Tip

Choose the tip amount and its basis

Required

Tip entry Tip rate (%) Percentage tip based on

The tip basis applies only to a percentage tip. A fixed tip is the exact amount you enter.

3 · Split

Choose equal or itemized shares

2–12 people

How should the pre-tax subtotal be split? Split equallyShare tax and tip equally too. By each person’s subtotalEnter each pre-tax amount; tax and tip are proportional.

Number of people

The final shares will reconcile exactly to subtotal + tax + tip.

Your bill

Amount due by person

Reconciled to the cent

Pre-tax subtotal

Tax

Tip

Grand total

Per-person bill breakdown
Person	Pre-tax share	Tax	Tip	Rounding adjustment	Total due
Total

Rounding adjustments redistribute cents from independently rounded shares so all displayed amounts add exactly to the grand total. Check your receipt and agree on the split with your group.

Transparent calculation

How the bill is calculated

Tax is either the exact amount you enter or the subtotal multiplied by your tax rate, rounded to the nearest cent (half-cent rounds up). A percentage tip is based on either the pre-tax subtotal or the subtotal plus tax—your choice. A fixed tip is used as entered.

For an itemized split, each person’s entered pre-tax subtotal is the share weight; tax and tip are allocated in those same proportions. For an equal split, each person has equal weight. Money is handled in integer cents. When shares do not divide evenly, remaining cents go by largest fractional remainder, with ties assigned in person-number order.

What is a rounding adjustment?

A visible penny reconciliation

If you round every person’s tax and tip share separately, the rounded figures can be a cent or two above or below the bill total. This page shows each person’s independently rounded amount before adjustment, the cents redistributed, and the final amount due. The final row verifies that every person’s final share adds exactly to the grand total.

For itemized splits, person subtotals must add exactly to the pre-tax subtotal. For equal splits, a leftover cent is assigned deterministically by person number. Review the adjustment with the group before collecting payment.

Receipt and fee reminders

Use the tax line and tax rate shown on your receipt; local taxes and discounts may differ.
Check whether a service charge or automatic gratuity is already included. This page does not add those amounts automatically.
This is arithmetic only—not tax, legal, or payment advice. It does not process payments or collect names.

Sources and comparison examples

Pearson Tip Calculator — tip, tax, equal headcount, pre-tax/after-tax basis and rounding options; its FAQ says unequal splits need manual adjustment.
Split Bill Calculator — itemized/equal splitting with tax and tip inputs.
OweCalc Fair Bill Tip & Split Calculator — item assignments, proportional tax/tip, and per-person totals.
PlanetCalc Bill Splitter — equal/unequal amounts, proportional shares, and personal extras.

These are examples of other approaches, not endorsements. Tax and tipping rules are user-entered; no state or local rate database is included.