Token Tax Checker

The tax in the chat is not the tax you pay

Plenty of tokens advertise "5% tax" and then charge you 40% — or 99% — the moment you try to sell. The only number that matters is the one measured on-chain, and that is what this tool reports: it runs a real buy and a real sell against the contract and tells you what each one actually cost.

What you get

• Real buy tax and sell tax from a live simulation on Ethereum, BSC or Base.
• Asymmetry flag — a sell tax far higher than the buy tax is the classic slow-drain and honeypot pattern.
• Context — mintable supply, owner powers, holders and liquidity, so a "high tax" reading is never seen in isolation.

Paste the contract above, leave the network on Auto-detect, and press Check. A sell tax at or above 30% is treated as high risk; a reverting sell is flagged as an outright honeypot.

FAQ

How do I check a token's real buy and sell tax?

Paste the contract address above. The tool runs a live on-chain buy-then-sell simulation on Ethereum, BSC or Base and reports the actual tax each direction cost, rather than the number the project advertises.

Why is the sell tax higher than the buy tax?

A high sell tax relative to the buy tax is how many scam tokens trap money: buying looks cheap, but exiting is punished. A large asymmetry is a strong warning sign.

Can the tax change after I buy?

Yes. If the contract is mintable, upgradeable via a proxy, or has an active owner, the tax and trading rules can be changed after you are in. The tool flags those powers alongside the current tax.