Free tool
Updated · October 2026
Consumption Tax Calculator (INC)
Add or remove Colombia's 8% restaurant consumption tax.
$
Consumption tax
$ 4.000
Total price with INC
$ 54.000
- Base (before tax)
- $ 50.000
Calculate Colombia'snational consumption tax (INC): add it to a price or extract it from a price that already includes it. The most common rate is8%in restaurants, cafés, bars and similar businesses, which charge INC instead of VAT on food and drink service.
Individuals whose gross income in the previous year was below 3,500 UVT ($ 183.309.000 with the 2026 UVT) and who meet the other conditions of article 512-13 of the Tax Code are not liable for INC in restaurants. Confirm it with your accountant.
When to use this tool
- When setting menu prices for a restaurant or café.
- To separate the base and tax from a price that already includes it.
- Before invoicing, to check the tax on each sale.
- When comparing the final price with competitors.
How to calculate the consumption tax
- 1Enter the price of the product or service.
- 2Choose the INC rate that applies.
- 3Indicate whether the price already includes the tax or whether it must be added.
- 4Check the base, the tax and the total.
This in Katuq
The right tax on every invoice
In Katuq you set each product's tax once and the DIAN electronic invoice is generated from the order with the correct calculation, without retyping or paying per document.