How the Argentina iva (vat) calculator is verified

Inputs

InputFieldType
Amountamountnumber
Directiondirectionstring
What is being suppliedcategorystring
B2B reverse charge appliesreverseChargeboolean

The formula

Each derived value below is computed by the Valem engine from the expression shown, in this order. Nothing else runs — there is no hidden code path.

Derived valueFieldFormula (JSONata)
Rateratecategory = 'reduced1' ? $const.standardRate * $const.reducedRateFraction : category = 'increased' ? $const.increasedRate : $const.standardRate
Effective RateeffectiveRatereverseCharge ? 0 : rate
Net AmountnetAmountdirection = 'remove' ? $round(amount / (1 + effectiveRate), 2) : $round(amount, 2)
Vat AmountvatAmount$round(netAmount * effectiveRate, 2)
Gross AmountgrossAmount$round(netAmount + vatAmount, 2)

Rates and thresholds

The expressions above read these as $const. They are the figures the annual refresh replaces, so they live as data rather than being written into the formulas — which is what makes a year-on-year change a one-line diff instead of an edit to arithmetic.

ConstantValue
standardRate0.21
reducedRateFraction0.5
increasedRate0.27

Test vectors (6)

Every case is executed against this model on each build, by the Java engine and independently by a JavaScript one. A mismatch of a single cent fails the build, so the page cannot ship advertising a figure the model no longer produces.

Case 1 — S1 100.00 ARS net at the alicuota general

given amount100
given directionadd
given categorystandard
given reverseChargeno
expect vatAmount21
expect grossAmount121
expect netAmount100

Case 2 — S2 121.00 ARS gross back to net at 21%

given amount121
given directionremove
given categorystandard
given reverseChargeno
expect netAmount100
expect vatAmount21

Case 3 — S3 the reduced rate is half the general one: 10,5% of 200.00

given amount200
given directionadd
given categoryreduced1
given reverseChargeno
expect rate0.105
expect vatAmount21
expect grossAmount221

Case 4 — S4 100.00 ARS of metered electricity to a registered business at 27%

given amount100
given directionadd
given categoryincreased
given reverseChargeno
expect vatAmount27
expect grossAmount127

Case 5 — S5 the increased rate really is above the general one

given amount1000
given directionadd
given categoryincreased
given reverseChargeno
expect vatAmount270

Case 6 — S6 reverse charge: the supplier charges no IVA

given amount100
given directionadd
given categorystandard
given reverseChargeyes
expect vatAmount0
expect grossAmount100

Sources

Check it yourself — and reuse it

The whole model as JSON — inputs, outputs, formulas, vectors and sources in one re-runnable document.

This model is published under CC BY 4.0: use it, adapt it, build on it, with attribution. The licence covers the model — the expression of each rule and the arrangement of the catalog. The rates and thresholds are law, and nobody licenses those; the sources above are where they come from.

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