Florida sales tax for salons
Are haircuts and salon services taxable in Florida?
No. Florida's rule says barber and beauty shops do not collect sales tax on their services; they pay tax on the supplies they use up, and collect it on the products they sell. Below: each kind of service, the products you sell, the rate and the permit a salon needs, each answered from the Florida Department of Revenue's own publications, rules or statutes, read on October 25, 2026.
- Haircuts
- Not taxable
- Nails
- Not taxable
- Products you sell
- Taxable
Administered by Florida Department of Revenue.The agency's page The state's own words
Services
Which salon services are taxable in Florida?
No. Florida's rule says barber and beauty shops do not collect sales tax on their services; they pay tax on the supplies they use up, and collect it on the products they sell.
- 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 Florida?
Yes. Cosmetics, hair products, nail kits, polishes, ornamental nails and other products a barber or beauty shop sells to clients are taxable, and the salon must collect sales tax on them. The state rate is 6% plus local tax.
The rate
What is the sales tax rate in Florida?
- Statewide tax
- Sales and Use Tax
- State rate
- 6%
- 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 Florida Department of Revenue.
The permit
Does a salon need a sales tax permit in Florida?
Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration. A salon that sells products to clients registers as a sales and use tax dealer through the Department of Revenue's Florida Business Tax Application before it starts collecting tax.
- Registration
- Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration
- State fee
- Not stated
Good to know
What else Florida says about salons and sales tax
- Booth and chair rent paid by independent stylists used to be taxed as a license to use real property; Florida repealed that tax for rental periods beginning on or after October 1, 2025.
- A salon pays use tax on products it uses up in performing services, such as shampoo, color or wax, because it does not resell them.
Sources
What Florida's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of the Florida Department of Revenue's own publications, rules or statutes, read on October 25, 2026. This is not tax advice: rules and rates change, so confirm with the Florida Department of Revenue or an accountant.
- Hair services
“Barber and beauty shops are not required to collect the tax on the receipts from their services.”
flrules.org - Products you sell
“All barber and beauty shops which sell items of tangible personal property are required to register as sales and use tax dealers and collect sales tax on any cosmetics, hair products, nail kits, polishes, ornamental nails, and other items of tangible personal property they sell.”
flrules.org - The tax and its rate
“At the rate of 6 percent of the sales price of each item or article of tangible personal property when sold at retail in this state”
flsenate.gov “to the local option discretionary sales surtax imposed by the county where the real property is located.”
floridarevenue.com - The permit
“received a sales and use tax certificate of registration for each county”
floridarevenue.com - The agency
“The Florida Department of Revenue administers over 30 taxes and fees.”
floridarevenue.com - Also good to know
“Effective October 1, 2025, the state sales tax imposed on rent or license fees for the use of real property (commercial rentals) under section 212.031, Florida Statutes (F.S.), is repealed.”
floridarevenue.com - Also good to know
“The operator or owner is required to pay use tax on any products or other items that are used or consumed in providing services.”
flrules.org
Questions
Florida salon sales tax, answered
Are haircuts taxable in Florida?
Do nail salons charge sales tax in Florida?
Are facials and waxing taxable in Florida?
Do salons charge sales tax on products in Florida?
Does a salon need a sales tax permit in Florida?
What is the sales tax rate in Florida?
Plan the rest
Opening or running a salon in Florida
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