Practical guide 4 min read
How to split a restaurant bill fairly, with tax and tip
Split a bill by what each person ordered, share appetizers evenly, and divide tax and tip in proportion, with a worked example.
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Tab Split
Split a bill fairly when people ordered different things, with tax and tip shared out properly.
Split a bill
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Each person pays
- Food and drink
- Tax
- Tip
- Total
About
Splitting a bill evenly is easy. Splitting it fairly, when one person had a salad and another had the steak and two cocktails, is where group chats go to die.
Tab Split takes what each person ordered, adds an even share of anything you all shared, then divides tax and tip in proportion, so nobody pays for anybody else’s dessert.
How it works
- Enter what each person ordered, before tax.
- Add anything you shared, like appetizers or a bottle of wine. It’s split evenly.
- Set the tax and tip. Tax starts at 13%, the HST rate in Ontario; change it to match where you are.
Each person’s tax and tip is worked out from their own share of the bill. If you round up, the extra cents go into the tip instead of disappearing.
Notes
Everything happens in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Updates
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Round up to the next dollar
A new toggle rounds each share up and adds the difference to the tip. Handy when everyone is paying cash.
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First release
A little guidance
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