• Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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    3 days ago

    Your logic is inverted. The lines would have to have a place for folks to add in the taxes. Otherwise the math would work in the opposite direction – the calculated amounts would be lower than the amounts based on the number at the bottom. (Unless a discount was applied that’s not shown.)

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      3 days ago

      I’m not sure what you’re saying. But to expand on my point:

      A lot of receipts have an area where they show you a “calculated tip” for some %s. Many restaurants calculate the tips using the total (meal+tax) rather than the subtotal (meal).

      On those receipts the person still has to calculate the end amount (meal+tax+tip).