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Build a client quote from line items with tax, and calculate the total.
This tool builds a client quote from line items -- structurally the same as an invoice total, but for pricing work before it begins rather than billing for work completed.
Add line items with a description, quantity, and unit price, plus a tax percentage if applicable. Subtotal, tax, and total update instantly, ready to copy or download.
Imagine a small web project quoted in three lines: a website redesign at 2,500 (quantity 1), three extra landing pages at 400 each, and 12 hours of content editing at 85 per hour. The line totals are 2,500, 1,200 and 1,020, so the subtotal is 4,720. If your quote includes 6 percent tax, the tax is 283.20 and the total is 5,003.20. The tool shows the subtotal, the tax amount and the total, and you can copy or download a plain-text summary of the same lines.
The quote total is simply the sum of quantity times unit price for every line, plus one tax percentage applied to that subtotal. There is no discount field in this tool. If you want to offer a reduction, reflect it in the unit prices, or use the Invoice Total Calculator, which has a discount percentage applied before tax. There is also no expiry date, payment schedule, deposit calculation or terms text. Those belong in your written quote or proposal, and stating how long the price is valid protects you if costs change.
Amounts are shown in US dollar formatting to two decimal places and are not rounded line by line, so a quote with many small lines can differ from a hand total by a cent. Blank or non-numeric quantity and price cells count as zero, which can hide a missing figure, so scan each line before sending.
Once the client accepts and the work is done, carry the same line items over to an invoice so the numbers match what was agreed. If you added a discount or changed scope along the way, calculate the final figures again rather than reusing the original quote total.
A quote is a price estimate sent before work begins; an invoice is a bill sent for work already done. Use the Invoice Total Calculator once the work is complete.
There is no discount field. Lower the unit prices to reflect the discount, or use the Invoice Total Calculator if you want a percentage discount applied before tax.
No. The tool adds tax on top of the subtotal, so leave it at zero when your prices already include tax or when no tax applies.
Yes. Quantities such as 2.5 hours work, and the line total is quantity times unit price.
No. It calculates the totals and lets you copy or download a plain-text summary, which you can paste into your own proposal or document template.
Reference: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau