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=(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 Anyone? |
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On 17:11 1 Jul 2020, ss said:
I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 Anyone? You could truncate the number using Excel's TRUNC fucntion. |
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I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 I think you just want =ROUNDDOWN((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77, 2) works in LibreOffice anyway and seems to be as defined for excel |
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I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 Anyone? https://lmgtfy.com/?q=excel+round+down -- Jimk ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 Don't forget salami += answer - rounded_down_answer; |
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On 01/07/2020 17:21, Andy Burns wrote:
ss wrote: I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 I think you just want =ROUNDDOWN((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77, 2) works in LibreOffice anyway and seems to be as defined for excel That comes up with error message "too few arguments" |
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On 01/07/2020 17:19, Pamela wrote:
On 17:11 1 Jul 2020, ss said: I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 Anyone? You could truncate the number using Excel's TRUNC fucntion. When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 |
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On 01/07/2020 17:19, Pamela wrote: On 17:11 1 Jul 2020, ss said: I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 Anyone? You could truncate the number using Excel's TRUNC fucntion. When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 I think thats because youve not only calculated your answer, but then added on the truncated form of 0.758. (0.758 + 0.75 = 1.508) At a guess I would expect something more like =TRUNC((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77),2. (To be honest , I dont do excel any more and the last 2 might be meant to be inside he last bracket). Im no expert but I cant see why youve typed in the answer (0.758) that your sheet should be calculating. Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
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On 01/07/2020 18:43, ss wrote:
On 01/07/2020 17:19, Pamela wrote: On 17:11Â* 1 Jul 2020, ss said: I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 Anyone? You could truncate the number using Excel's TRUNC fucntion. When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 Eliminate refs to cells we can't see. Paste in a cell =ROUNDDOWN(0.199,2) and report the result. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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On 01/07/2020 19:38, Tim+ wrote:
ss wrote: On 01/07/2020 17:19, Pamela wrote: On 17:11 1 Jul 2020, ss said: I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 Anyone? You could truncate the number using Excel's TRUNC fucntion. When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 I think thats because youve not only calculated your answer, but then added on the truncated form of 0.758. (0.758 + 0.75 = 1.508) At a guess I would expect something more like =TRUNC((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77),2. (To be honest , I dont do excel any more and the last 2 might be meant to be inside he last bracket). TRUNC((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77,2) that worked Im no expert but I cant see why youve typed in the answer (0.758) that your sheet should be calculating. Thats what it was calculating ok so that rounded .758 to .75, which unfortunately didnt solve my problem. It has to do with my gas bill/statement, it is 1p out. All my figures on spreadsheet match the statement figures but for some reason excel is adding an extra 1p and I am damned if I can find it. See attached, I`ll get it eventually, if I auto sum the 3 figures concerned in a separate cell it gives me the £15.90 (correct answer) but in the spreadshhet it returns £15.91 (the CV figure is correct) I just cant work out where it is picking up the extra 1p. https://imgur.com/cInzoSb |
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On 01/07/2020 20:26, ss wrote:
On 01/07/2020 19:38, Tim+ wrote: ss wrote: On 01/07/2020 17:19, Pamela wrote: On 17:11Â* 1 Jul 2020, ss said: I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 Anyone? You could truncate the number using Excel's TRUNC fucntion. When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 I think thats because youve not only calculated your answer, but then added on the truncated form of 0.758.Â* (0.758 + 0.75 = 1.508) At a guess I would expect something more like =TRUNC((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77),2. (To be honest , I dont do excel any more and the last 2 might be meant to be inside he last bracket). TRUNC((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77,2) that worked Im no expert but I cant see why youve typed in the answer (0.758) that your sheet should be calculating. Thats what it was calculating ok so that rounded .758 to .75, which unfortunately didnt solve my problem.Â* It has to do with my gas bill/statement, it is 1p out. All my figures on spreadsheet match the statement figures but for some reason excel is adding an extra 1p and I am damned if I can find it. See attached, I`ll get it eventually, if I auto sum the 3 figures concerned in a separate cell it gives me the £15.90 (correct answer) but in the spreadshhet it returns £15.91 (the CV figure is correct) I just cant work out where it is picking up the extra 1p. https://imgur.com/cInzoSb Maybe at the other end they are calculating to more significant figures than they are presenting in your bill. In which case "your" calculation might well be out by 1p. |
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if I auto sum the 3 figures concerned in a separate cell it gives me the £15.90 (correct answer) but in the spreadshhet it returns £15.91 (the CV figure is correct) I just cant work out where it is picking up the extra 1p. https://imgur.com/cInzoSb If you've formatted all your cells to 2 decimal places, then sum those cells, the answer will include the extra decimal places you've hidden |
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On 01/07/2020 19:38, Tim+ wrote: ss wrote: On 01/07/2020 17:19, Pamela wrote: On 17:11 1 Jul 2020, ss said: I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 Anyone? You could truncate the number using Excel's TRUNC fucntion. When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 I think thats because youve not only calculated your answer, but then added on the truncated form of 0.758. (0.758 + 0.75 = 1.508) At a guess I would expect something more like =TRUNC((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77),2. (To be honest , I dont do excel any more and the last 2 might be meant to be inside he last bracket). TRUNC((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77,2) that worked Im no expert but I cant see why youve typed in the answer (0.758) that your sheet should be calculating. Thats what it was calculating ok so that rounded .758 to .75, which unfortunately didnt solve my problem. It has to do with my gas bill/statement, it is 1p out. All my figures on spreadsheet match the statement figures but for some reason excel is adding an extra 1p and I am damned if I can find it. A penny? And I thought it was for something important. ;-) Life is way too short to worry about stuff like that. Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
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On 01/07/2020 22:49, Tim+ wrote:
A penny? And I thought it was for something important.;-) Life is way too short to worry about stuff like that. The penny is not important but getting the spreadsheet to work properly is or more to the point understanding why it doesnt. :-) |
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On 01/07/2020 20:23, Robin wrote:
When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 Eliminate refs to cells we can't see.Â* Paste in a cell =ROUNDDOWN(0.199,2) and report the result. I dont quite understand your reply. |
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On Wed, 1 Jul 2020 18:26:40 +0100, ss wrote:
On 01/07/2020 17:21, Andy Burns wrote: ss wrote: I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 I think you just want =ROUNDDOWN((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77, 2) works in LibreOffice anyway and seems to be as defined for excel That comes up with error message "too few arguments" Perhaps you typed a dot instead of the comma. You will have to give more details about your spreadsheet if you expect others to help you. Are the three figures on the right of your screenshot of the sheet typed in, or are they calculated from elsewhere? Assumed column letters don't tie up with your posted formula. What is in cell $P$77? If it makes 0.758 from 15.90 it must be 0.0047672955 £2.86+£12.29 = £15.15. VAT at 5% = £0.7575, not £0.75 as shown. Strange it's not given 3 decimal places like all the other VAT figures. Perhaps you calculate VAT at 5% rather than take what your bill says? If so it would round up to an extra penny. -- Dave W |
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On 01/07/2020 20:26, ss wrote:
See attached, I`ll get it eventually, if I auto sum the 3 figures concerned in a separate cell it gives me the £15.90 (correct answer) but in the spreadshhet it returns £15.91 (the CV figure is correct) I just cant work out where it is picking up the extra 1p. https://imgur.com/cInzoSb ok the problem is that they are calculating the results from multiplying the number of kWh by the price each, then the number of days times the standing charge per day. Then working out the VAT and adding it all up. However they are also formatting the output at each stage to a currency - which means the figures they show (and the ones you are using in your sheet) are not accurate representations of the intermediate values. So each time you take a result figure from the bill you are including a small rounding error into your source data. Once you add them all together you get a different bottom line. If I recreate a bit of the calc, but do the sum in they way they do I get: Item Qty Price Total Gas 409 3.004 12.28636 SC 30 0.0952 2.856 VAT @ 5% 0.757118 Total 15.899478 Formatted £15.90 If however you add 12.29 + 2.86 + 0.76, you will get 15.91 -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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"ss" wrote in message ... ok so that rounded .758 to .75, which unfortunately didnt solve my problem. It has to do with my gas bill/statement, it is 1p out. All my figures on spreadsheet match the statement figures but for some reason excel is adding an extra 1p and I am damned if I can find it. See attached, I`ll get it eventually, if I auto sum the 3 figures concerned in a separate cell it gives me the £15.90 (correct answer) but in the spreadshhet it returns £15.91 (the CV figure is correct) I just cant work out where it is picking up the extra 1p. https://imgur.com/cInzoSb Both your spreadsheet and the bill only show values to 2 decimal places. Whereas the figures on which these calculations are based, are to 3 or more decimal places. And so they could show a different final result, if rounding up is done at different stages of the calculation Possibly for accounting purposes the utilities may need to calculate bill totals to 2 decimal places before applying VAT. If VAT is then applied to this figure and the total again rounded up to 2 decimal places then this may give a different result than if the rounding up is done only once on the final total; as it is in your spreadsheet. michael adams .... |
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michael adams wrote:
Both your spreadsheet and the bill only show values to 2 decimal places. Whereas the figures on which these calculations are based, are to 3 or more decimal places. And so they could show a different final result, if rounding up is done at different stages of the calculation Possibly for accounting purposes the utilities may need to calculate bill totals to 2 decimal places before applying VAT. If VAT is then applied to this figure and the total again rounded up to 2 decimal places then this may give a different result than if the rounding up is done only once on the final total; as it is in your spreadsheet. HMRC allows supplier to calculate, round and then total the VAT per line of an invoice, rather than calculate the net total, and then add VAT and round it. eg. you might have calc VAT separately on standing charge and the energy supplied. |
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On 02/07/2020 08:44, Andy Burns wrote:
michael adams wrote: Both your spreadsheet and the bill only show values to 2 decimal places. Whereas the figures on which these calculations are based, are to 3 or more decimal places. And so they could show a different final result, if rounding up is done at different stages of the calculation Possibly for accounting purposes the utilities may need to calculate bill totals to 2 decimal places before applying VAT. If VAT is then applied to this figure and the total again rounded up to 2 decimal places then this may give a different result than if the rounding up is done only once on the final total; asÂ* it is in your spreadsheet. HMRC allows supplier to calculate, round and then total the VAT per line of an invoice, rather than calculate the net total, and then add VAT and round it. eg. you might have calc VAT separately on standing charge and the energy supplied. Indeed. And to make matters more complicated still there are options for rounding line by line: down to the nearest 0.1p; or up/down to the nearest or 0.5 or 1p And they can still then round down the total - if they want to. I gave up years ago trying to match VAT precisely on multi-line invoices. PS retailers have more/different options -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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On 01/07/2020 23:11, ss wrote:
On 01/07/2020 20:23, Robin wrote: When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 Eliminate refs to cells we can't see.Â* Paste in a cell =ROUNDDOWN(0.199,2) and report the result. I dont quite understand your reply. I meant that we cannot know just what your formula involves because it uses cells in your worksheet. I suggested you test with a simple number - 0.199 - to see if ROUNDDOWN works. But I agree with others that it's not worth bothering about differences of a penny or so. And if you really want to pursue it then you need you to first work out which method your supplier is using to arrive at its VAT total. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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On 01/07/2020 20:23, Robin wrote: When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 Eliminate refs to cells we can't see. Paste in a cell =ROUNDDOWN(0.199,2) and report the result. I dont quite understand your reply. Your "methods" at work again perchance? -- Jimk ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On 02/07/2020 09:58, Robin wrote:
On 01/07/2020 23:11, ss wrote: On 01/07/2020 20:23, Robin wrote: When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 Eliminate refs to cells we can't see.Â* Paste in a cell =ROUNDDOWN(0.199,2) and report the result. I dont quite understand your reply. I meant that we cannot know just what your formula involves because it uses cells in your worksheet.Â* I suggested you test with a simple number - 0.199 - to see if ROUNDDOWN works. But I agree with others that it's not worth bothering about differences of a penny or so.Â* And if you really want to pursue it then you need you to first work out which method your supplier is using to arrive at its VAT total. While true, it is useful to understand how to do financial calcs in such a way that you don't run into rounding errors along the way. A penny on a single gas bill is nothing to worry about, a penny on everybody's bill is quite a different matter! -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 02/07/2020 01:03, John Rumm wrote:
ok the problem is that they are calculating the results from multiplying the number of kWh by the price each, then the number of days times the standing charge per day. Then working out the VAT and adding it all up. However they are also formatting the output at each stage to a currency - which means the figures they show (and the ones you are using in your sheet) are not accurate representations of the intermediate values. So each time you take a result figure from the bill you are including a small rounding error into your source data. Once you add them all together you get a different bottom line. If I recreate a bit of the calc, but do the sum in they way they do I get: ItemÂ*Â*Â* QtyÂ*Â*Â* PriceÂ*Â*Â* Total GasÂ*Â*Â* 409Â*Â*Â* 3.004Â*Â*Â* 12.28636 SCÂ*Â*Â* 30Â*Â*Â* 0.0952Â*Â*Â* 2.856 VAT @ 5%Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 0.757118 TotalÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 15.899478 FormattedÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* £15.90 If however you add 12.29 + 2.86 + 0.76, you will get 15.91 Thats solved the issue John. Now have it calculating correctly. https://imgur.com/g4ahmeS |
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On 02/07/2020 11:33, John Rumm wrote:
On 02/07/2020 09:58, Robin wrote: On 01/07/2020 23:11, ss wrote: On 01/07/2020 20:23, Robin wrote: When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 Eliminate refs to cells we can't see.Â* Paste in a cell =ROUNDDOWN(0.199,2) and report the result. I dont quite understand your reply. I meant that we cannot know just what your formula involves because it uses cells in your worksheet.Â* I suggested you test with a simple number - 0.199 - to see if ROUNDDOWN works. But I agree with others that it's not worth bothering about differences of a penny or so.Â* And if you really want to pursue it then you need you to first work out which method your supplier is using to arrive at its VAT total. While true, it is useful to understand how to do financial calcs in such a way that you don't run into rounding errors along the way. A penny on a single gas bill is nothing to worry about, a penny on everybody's bill is quite a different matter! I can't quarrel with that. My point was that there is no one right way to deal with VAT on a utility bill and it's not always possible to work out from one bill which method they have used. You very possibly know the methods by heart I looked them up to refresh my memory and in case anyone else cares: "17.5.1 Calculation based on lines of goods or services If you wish to work out the VAT separately for a line of goods or services, which are included with other goods or services in the same invoice, you should calculate the separate amounts of VAT by rounding in one of the following ways: down to the nearest 0.1p - for example, 86.76p would be rounded down to 86.7p to the nearest 1p or 0.5p - for example, 86.76p would be rounded up to 87p Whatever you decide, you must be consistent. The final total amount of VAT payable may be rounded down to the nearest whole penny. 17.5.2 Calculation based on tax per unit or per article If you want to work out the VAT per unit or per article (for example, for use in price lists), you must work out the amounts in one of the following ways: 4 digits after the decimal point and then round to 3 digits - for example, if the VAT is £0.0024, it should be rounded to £0.002 (0.2p) the nearest 1p or 0.5p - if you decide to do this, you must not round the VAT down to €˜nil on any unit or article that is liable at the standard or reduced rate, for example, if the VAT is £0.0024 it should be rounded to £0.005 (0.5p)" https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-guid...-700#section17 -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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On 02/07/2020 08:05, michael adams wrote:
Both your spreadsheet and the bill only show values to 2 decimal places. Whereas the figures on which these calculations are based, are to 3 or more decimal places. And so they could show a different final result, if rounding up is done at different stages of the calculation Possibly for accounting purposes the utilities may need to calculate bill totals to 2 decimal places before applying VAT. If VAT is then applied to this figure and the total again rounded up to 2 decimal places then this may give a different result than if the rounding up is done only once on the final total; as it is in your spreadsheet. I had previously emailed the company when I switched to them asking for what items and how many decimal points they used, but the guys on the other end only know whats on the statement and not how the calculations are arrived at. Issue is now resolved. |
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On 02/07/2020 11:51, Robin wrote:
On 02/07/2020 11:33, John Rumm wrote: On 02/07/2020 09:58, Robin wrote: On 01/07/2020 23:11, ss wrote: On 01/07/2020 20:23, Robin wrote: When I use. (K10+L10-O10)*$P$77+TRUNC(0.758,2) It returns 1.508 Eliminate refs to cells we can't see.Â* Paste in a cell =ROUNDDOWN(0.199,2) and report the result. I dont quite understand your reply. I meant that we cannot know just what your formula involves because it uses cells in your worksheet.Â* I suggested you test with a simple number - 0.199 - to see if ROUNDDOWN works. But I agree with others that it's not worth bothering about differences of a penny or so.Â* And if you really want to pursue it then you need you to first work out which method your supplier is using to arrive at its VAT total. While true, it is useful to understand how to do financial calcs in such a way that you don't run into rounding errors along the way. A penny on a single gas bill is nothing to worry about, a penny on everybody's bill is quite a different matter! I can't quarrel with that.Â* My point was that there is no one right way to deal with VAT on a utility bill and it's not always possible to work out from one bill which method they have used. Yup, sure. (although you can re-run the calcs yourself from the prices and quantities and get a feel for what they have done. Its not much practical use!) You very possibly know the methods by heart I looked them up to refresh my memory and in case anyone else cares: "17.5.1 Calculation based on lines of goods or services If you wish to work out the VAT separately for a line of goods or services, which are included with other goods or services in the same invoice, you should calculate the separate amounts of VAT by rounding in one of the following ways: Â*Â*Â* down to the nearest 0.1p - for example, 86.76p would be rounded down to 86.7p Â*Â*Â* to the nearest 1p or 0.5p - for example, 86.76p would be rounded up to 87p Whatever you decide, you must be consistent. I suppose the "optimal" option would be to construct your invoices such that they yield the lowest possible VAT total, and hope that your suppliers have not done likewise. That way you get the maximum clawback from HMRC (given that before paying VAT collected on sales to HMRC you deduct all VAT you paid on purchases). -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 01/07/2020 17:11, ss wrote:
I have this formula =(K10+L10-O10)*$P$77 the answer is 0.758 I want to use rounddown (I think) so that the answer is 0.75 I tried formatting the cell to 2 x decimal points but that takes it to 0.76 Anyone? Try this: Multiply the unrounded number by 100, truncate it to an integer, and then divide by 100. So your 0.758 becomes 75.8 and then 75 and then 0.75 So, if A1 contains your 0.758, put a formula in A2 (say): =INT(A1*100)/100 If you didn't want to use two cells, you could combine that with your original formula in a single cell -something like: =INT((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77*100)/100 -- Cheers, Roger |
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Help with rounddown excel formula
On 02/07/2020 19:35, Roger Mills wrote:
Try this: Multiply the unrounded number by 100, truncate it to an integer, and then divide by 100. So your 0.758 becomes 75.8 and then 75 and then 0.75 So, if A1 contains your 0.758, put a formula in A2 (say): =INT(A1*100)/100 If you didn't want to use two cells, you could combine that with your original formula in a single cell -something like: =INT((K10+L10-O10)*$P$77*100)/100 Thanks |
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