Spreadsheets & VAT

[Meg888]

Hi, can anyone give me the formula for getting the VAT element off a gross figure. I know when VAT was 17.5%, you would multiply the gross amount by 7 then divide by 47 and this would give you the VAT amount - but I cannot work it out on 20%. thanks in advance

[RATTER15]

discalculia is just another part of Dyslexia, some people just have the discalculia with no other problems.

I would love to know if you actually take this further and what the outcome is.

Good luck whatever you choose to do.

[Meg888]

Thanks Ratter. I would doubt I have dyslexia, as I am a very fast & accurate reader. I have a hearing problem, therefore need subtitles on TV. I don't need to read word for word, the whole sentence sort of flashes at me and I immediately know what is being said. For instance people I know who hear perfectly, cannot follow the subs & watch the TV at the same time, whereas I do both. My daughter is also an excellent reader - she can also read very fast out loud, but cannot necessarily absorb the material she is reading. She cannot read a joke on paper or text and find it funny - she see's exactly what is written, in the same way she rarely understands irony, sarcasm - she takes it literal. Given that she's 14, if she hears someone swear or say a rude word then she will laugh at that, but she can't get a joke. I know dyslexia is closely associated with dyspraxia, but I'm not sure if it applies to her or me? But, yes, maybe the discalcula - thanks for pointing it out, it's certainly an interesting theory.

[RATTER15]

Meg888, some people with Dyslexia have perfectly good reading and writing skills, these days Dyslexia goes much further than reading and writing.

All the best :-)

[Meg888]

Thank you & same to you. I will read up on it and let you know if I get anywhere