Cash Rounding Calculator

Enter a cash total, or item prices plus your sales tax rate. The result updates as you type.

State

What do you have?

The cash total Item prices + tax rate

Total due, including tax

Transaction

Cash sale Cash refund Card / EBT / check

Rounding methodOnly the methods the state allows are listed.

Cash handed over (optional)

Shows the change due.

Turn on JavaScript to use the calculator. The rule: totals ending in 1, 2, 6 or 7 cents round down to the nearest nickel; 3, 4, 8 or 9 cents round up.

How each ending cent rounds under this rule

…0¢…0¢same
…1¢…0¢−1¢
…2¢…0¢−2¢
…3¢…5¢+2¢
…4¢…5¢+1¢
…5¢…5¢same
…6¢…5¢−1¢
…7¢…5¢−2¢
…8¢…0¢+2¢
…9¢…0¢+1¢