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A Bangladesh billable-hours calculation answers three practical questions: how many approved hours can be billed, what those hours are worth in Bangladeshi taka, and whether VAT changes the client-facing total. Bangladesh invoices and billed totals are normally denominated in Bangladeshi taka, shown as BDT, Tk, or ৳.
The result matters before you send an invoice, quote a work order, or compare a fixed-fee project against the time actually spent. For domestic taxable professional services, Bangladesh's standard VAT rate is 15% unless a specific exemption or reduced rate applies. Exports are zero-rated for VAT, so qualifying exported services must be separated from domestic taxable work.
Start with approved billable hours by role, task, or rate. Multiply each category by its agreed hourly rate, then add the subtotals. For example, a Dhaka consulting project has 18 approved advisory hours at Tk 6,500 per hour and 11 approved analyst hours at Tk 3,800 per hour.
The advisory line is Tk 117,000, and the analyst line is Tk 41,800. The pre-tax billable total is Tk 158,800. If the work is a domestic taxable professional service, 15% VAT adds Tk 23,820, bringing the gross invoice total to Tk 182,620. If the billed price is VAT-inclusive, use the 15/115 tax fraction to extract VAT from the gross amount instead of adding 15% on top.
Do not assume a national 6-minute, 15-minute, or hourly billing increment for Bangladesh professional-service work. The official tax and contract rules set currency, VAT, invoice, and timing requirements, but they do not establish one Bangladesh-wide billing increment. Choose the increment in the engagement letter, work order, or firm policy, then apply it consistently before multiplying hours by rates.
VAT timing also affects the month in which the tax becomes payable. For an ordinary taxable supply, VAT becomes payable at the earliest of delivery, invoice issue, or full or partial payment. VAT must be paid to the government treasury within 15 days of the month following the relevant tax period, so invoice timing and payment timing both matter.
A one-off calculation is enough when you have a small list of approved hours, one or two rates, and a clear VAT treatment. It is also enough for checking whether a fixed-fee quote still covers the actual time spent before you discuss scope with a client.
Use a managed workflow when several people enter time, some tasks are non-billable, invoices need approval, or VAT and payment status must be traced back to the underlying work. Everhour Time Tracking supports timers and manual entries by task or project, then feeds timesheets, reporting, budgeting, invoicing, and payroll review with approvals and locked periods.
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Multiply each approved billable-hour category by its agreed hourly rate in Bangladeshi taka, then add the subtotals. For domestic taxable professional services, add 15% VAT unless a specific exemption or reduced rate applies. For qualifying exported services, use zero-rated VAT treatment instead of adding domestic VAT.
No. Bangladesh's standard VAT rate is 15% for imports and domestic supplies unless a specific exemption or reduced rate applies, so taxable domestic professional services generally need VAT added or included. Exports are zero-rated for VAT, and exempt supplies are treated differently from taxable supplies.
Use the 15/115 tax fraction on the gross VAT-inclusive amount. For example, if a taxable professional-service invoice total already includes VAT, multiply the gross amount by 15/115 to find the VAT component. The remaining balance is the value of supply before VAT.
The official sources reviewed do not establish a Bangladesh-wide billing increment such as 6-minute or 15-minute units. Set the increment in the contract, engagement letter, or work order. Apply the rule before calculating the invoice total, because rounding after the total can overstate or understate the bill.
Set the payment due date in the engagement terms. Where a contract requires performance but does not specify timing, Bangladesh's Contract Act rule is performance within a reasonable time. That rule does not create a national net-30 standard for private professional-service invoices.
Everhour Time Tracking lets teams record task and project hours through live timers or manual entries, then route time into timesheets, reports, budgeting, invoicing, and payroll review. Admins can use approvals, locked periods, reminders, and timer rules before billable hours move into invoice preparation.
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