Cannabis Tax Calculator
Excise and sales tax from state rates and product type.
Inputs
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Results
Total tax
$1,295.00
≈ 10 pairs of sneakers
Effective tax rate (%)25.9
Excise tax$750.00
State sales tax$145.00
Local tax$400.00
Cultivation tax$0.00
Tax per unit$12.95
Consumer price per unit$62.95
Gross revenue$5,000.00
Net after tax$3,705.00
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter retail price per unit and number of units sold.
- Set excise tax rate (%), state sales tax (%), and local/city tax (%).
- Enter cultivation tax per oz and product weight per unit if applicable.
- Review Total Tax, Effective Tax Rate (%), and Consumer Price Per Unit including all taxes.
How the result changes with Retail price per unit ($)
| Retail price per unit ($) | Total tax |
|---|---|
| 1,000 | $25,900.00 |
| 3,500 | $90,650.00 |
| 6,500 | $168,350.00 |
| 9,000 | $233,100.00 |
What each input means
- Retail price per unit ($)
- Pre-tax retail price per unit sold (e.g., per eighth, cartridge, or edible package).
- Units sold
- Number of units in this calculation (e.g., monthly sales volume).
- Excise tax rate (%)
- State excise tax rate on cannabis (CO: 15%, CA: 15%, WA: 37%).
- State sales tax (%)
- Standard state sales tax rate.
- Local/city tax (%)
- Municipal or county cannabis-specific tax.
- Cultivation tax ($/oz)
- Weight-based cultivation tax per ounce of dried flower (if applicable).
- Weight per unit (oz)
- Weight of product per unit in ounces (1/8 oz = 0.125).
What each result means
- Total tax
- Combined tax across all categories.
- Effective tax rate (%)
- Total tax as a percentage of gross revenue.
- Excise tax
- State excise tax amount.
- State sales tax
- State sales tax amount.
- Local tax
- Municipal/county tax amount.
- Cultivation tax
- Weight-based cultivation tax.
- Tax per unit
- Average tax burden per unit sold.
- Consumer price per unit
- Final price to consumer including all taxes.
- Gross revenue
- Total pre-tax revenue.
- Net after tax
- Revenue remaining after all taxes.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersRetail price per unit ($) = 50, Units sold = 100, Excise tax rate (%) = 15, State sales tax (%) = 2.9 = 7 input(s) provided
- Calculate Total taxTotal tax = exciseTax + stateSalesTax + localTax + cultivationTax1295 = $1,295
- Calculate Effective tax rate25.9 = 25.9
- Calculate Excise taxExcise tax = grossRevenue * (exciseTaxPct / 100)750 = $750
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