Arkansas sales tax for salons

Are haircuts and salon services taxable in Arkansas?

No. Haircuts, nail services, facials and waxing are not on the Department of Finance and Administration's list of taxable services. The list does name electrolysis, tattooing, body piercing and indoor tanning, so those are taxed. Below: each kind of service, the products you sell, the rate and the permit a salon needs, each answered from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration's own publications, rules or statutes, read on October 25, 2026.

Haircuts
Not taxable
Nails
Not taxable
Products you sell
Taxable
State rate
6.5%

Administered by Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.The agency's page The state's own words

Services

Which salon services are taxable in Arkansas?

No. Haircuts, nail services, facials and waxing are not on the Department of Finance and Administration's list of taxable services. The list does name electrolysis, tattooing, body piercing and indoor tanning, so those are taxed.

Hair services
Not taxable
Nail services
Not taxable
Skin care and waxing
Not taxable

Hair services: haircuts, color, styling, perms and shaves. Nail services: manicures, pedicures and enhancements. Skin care: facials, waxing and other hair removal, and makeup.

Products

Do salons charge sales tax on products in Arkansas?

Yes. Products a salon sells to clients are merchandise, which Arkansas taxes at the state rate plus city and county taxes. The state rate is 6.5% plus local tax.

The rate

What is the sales tax rate in Arkansas?

Statewide tax
State Sales and Use Tax
State rate
6.5%
Local sales taxes
Yes, added by cities, counties or districts

The rate a client pays depends on the salon's address: look it up with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.

The permit

Does a salon need a sales tax permit in Arkansas?

Sales Tax Permit. Apply online through ATAP or the DFA registration page before you open or start taking payments, and pay the $50.00 fee at submission; the location address cannot be a post office box.

Registration
Sales Tax Permit
State fee
$50

Register with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration

Good to know

What else Arkansas says about salons and sales tax

  • Allow up to two weeks for DFA to process a new sales tax permit application.
  • Any other outstanding tax liabilities must be cleared before DFA will issue a new permit.
  • Cities and counties levy their own sales taxes, and DFA publishes a complete listing of them.

Sources

What Arkansas's official pages say

Each answer above, in the words of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration's own publications, rules or statutes, read on October 25, 2026. This is not tax advice: rules and rates change, so confirm with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration or an accountant.

Hair services
“Additional services subject to gross receipts tax include:”
dfa.arkansas.gov
Skin care and waxing
“body piercing, tattooing, and electrolysis services”
dfa.arkansas.gov
Products you sell
“Sellers will collect state, city and county taxes at their full rate on the invoice total for all other types of merchandise and sales of services.”
dfa.arkansas.gov
The tax and its rate
“State Sales and Use Tax – 07/01/2013 6.500%”
dfa.arkansas.gov
“A complete listing of all cities and counties which levy a local sales and use tax”
dfa.arkansas.gov
The permit
“$50.00 sales tax permit fee to be paid electronically upon submission”
dfa.arkansas.gov
The agency
“Sales & Use Tax Rates – Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration”
dfa.arkansas.gov
Also good to know
“Please allow up to 2 weeks for processing”
dfa.arkansas.gov
Also good to know
“Other tax liabilities must be cleared before a new permit will be issued”
dfa.arkansas.gov

Questions

Arkansas salon sales tax, answered

Are haircuts taxable in Arkansas?
No. On the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration's official pages, Arkansas's State Sales and Use Tax does not apply to haircuts, color, styling, perms and shaves. Products you sell to clients are taxed separately.
Do nail salons charge sales tax in Arkansas?
No. On the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration's official pages, Arkansas's State Sales and Use Tax does not apply to manicures, pedicures and nail enhancements. Products you sell to clients are taxed separately.
Are facials and waxing taxable in Arkansas?
No. On the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration's official pages, Arkansas's State Sales and Use Tax does not apply to facials, waxing and other hair removal, and makeup. Products you sell to clients are taxed separately.
Do salons charge sales tax on products in Arkansas?
Yes. Products a salon sells to clients are merchandise, which Arkansas taxes at the state rate plus city and county taxes. The state rate is 6.5% plus local tax.
Does a salon need a sales tax permit in Arkansas?
Sales Tax Permit. Apply online through ATAP or the DFA registration page before you open or start taking payments, and pay the $50.00 fee at submission; the location address cannot be a post office box.
What is the sales tax rate in Arkansas?
The statewide rate of Arkansas's State Sales and Use Tax is 6.5%, and cities, counties or districts add their own, so the rate a client pays depends on the salon's address. Check the rate for your address with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.

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