Nevada sales tax for salons
Are haircuts and salon services taxable in Nevada?
No. Nevada's Department of Taxation says services not tied to the sale of goods are not subject to sales tax, so haircuts, nail and skin services carry no sales tax; the products a salon sells do. Below: each kind of service, the products you sell, the rate and the permit a salon needs, each answered from the Nevada Department of Taxation's own publications, rules or statutes, read on October 25, 2026.
- Haircuts
- Not taxable
- Nails
- Not taxable
- Products you sell
- Taxable
- State rate
- 6.85%
Administered by Nevada Department of Taxation.The agency's page The state's own words
Services
Which salon services are taxable in Nevada?
No. Nevada's Department of Taxation says services not tied to the sale of goods are not subject to sales tax, so haircuts, nail and skin services carry no sales tax; the products a salon sells do.
- 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 Nevada?
Yes. Products a salon sells to its clients are taxable retail sales under the Nevada rule for barbers and beauty shop operators, which treats them as retailers of the products they sell to customers. The state rate is 6.85% plus local tax.
The rate
What is the sales tax rate in Nevada?
- Statewide tax
- Sales and Use Tax
- State rate
- 6.85%
- 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 Nevada Department of Taxation.
The permit
Does a salon need a sales tax permit in Nevada?
Sales/Use Tax Permit. A salon that sells products to clients needs a Sales/Use Tax Permit, which costs $15 per location and can be registered online through My Nevada Tax or by mailing the Nevada Business Registration Form.
- Registration
- Sales/Use Tax Permit
- State fee
- $15
Good to know
What else Nevada says about salons and sales tax
- Barbers and beauty shop operators pay sales tax on the supplies they buy and use up in their services, such as shampoo and color.
- If sales tax is included in the selling price, the salon must display a sign visible to all customers saying so, or state it on the receipt.
- A separate permit is needed for each place of business, and it must be displayed at that location.
Sources
What Nevada's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of the Nevada Department of Taxation's own publications, rules or statutes, read on October 25, 2026. This is not tax advice: rules and rates change, so confirm with the Nevada Department of Taxation or an accountant.
- Hair services
“consulting services, as services not tied to the sale of tangible personal property, are not subject to Sales Tax.”
tax.nv.gov - Products you sell
“These persons are retailers of any supplies or other tangible personal property which they sell to their customers and the tax applies to the sales price of the property sold.”
leg.state.nv.us - The tax and its rate
“Nevada sales tax, local school support tax and city/county relief tax are imposed on retailers for the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail.”
tax.nv.gov “The base state sales tax rate in Nevada is 6.85%.”
tax.nv.gov “However, local jurisdictions can add additional taxes, which can make the total sales tax rate vary significantly from one area to another.”
tax.nv.gov - The permit
“Non-retail businesses that sell or lease tangible personal property or provide a taxable service in Nevada need to”
tax.nv.gov “Sales tax permit per location $15.00”
tax.nv.gov - The agency
“Sales Tax in Nevada is a legal requirement applied to the sale, transfer, barter, licensing, lease, rental, use, or consumption of tangible personal property.”
tax.nv.gov - Also good to know
“Barbers, beauty shop operators, bootblacks, launderers and cleaners are the consumers of the supplies and other property used in performing their services and the tax applies to the sales price of their purchases of such property.”
leg.state.nv.us - Also good to know
“If sales tax is included in the selling price, you must display a sign visible to all customers stating this.”
tax.nv.gov - Also good to know
“Separate permits must be obtained for each place of business and must be conspicuously displayed at the place for which”
tax.nv.gov
Questions
Nevada salon sales tax, answered
Are haircuts taxable in Nevada?
Do nail salons charge sales tax in Nevada?
Are facials and waxing taxable in Nevada?
Do salons charge sales tax on products in Nevada?
Does a salon need a sales tax permit in Nevada?
What is the sales tax rate in Nevada?
Plan the rest
Opening or running a salon in Nevada
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- What Nevada requires to license a salon
- What Nevada inspectors check in a salon
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