New Hampshire sales tax for salons
Are haircuts and salon services taxable in New Hampshire?
No. New Hampshire has no general sales and use tax, so haircuts, nail services and skin services are not subject to a state sales tax. Below: each kind of service, the products you sell, the rate and the permit a salon needs, each answered from the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration's own publications, rules or statutes, read on October 25, 2026.
- Haircuts
- Not taxable
- Nails
- Not taxable
- Products you sell
- No state tax
- State rate
- No sales tax
Administered by New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration.The agency's page The state's own words
Services
Which salon services are taxable in New Hampshire?
No. New Hampshire has no general sales and use tax, so haircuts, nail services and skin services are not subject to a state sales tax.
- 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 New Hampshire?
No state sales tax. New Hampshire has no general sales and use tax, so products a salon sells to clients are not subject to a state sales tax.
The rate
What is the sales tax rate in New Hampshire?
- Statewide tax
- None
The permit
Does a salon need a sales tax permit in New Hampshire?
None for a state sales tax. New Hampshire has no sales tax, so a salon does not need a sales tax permit; the DRA's tax licenses cover meals and rooms, communications services and tobacco, and salons are not on that list.
Register with the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration
Good to know
What else New Hampshire says about salons and sales tax
- The state does not issue resale or tax-exemption certificates, so a salon has no New Hampshire number to give suppliers.
- The Business Profits Tax is an income tax, not a sales tax; the DRA says businesses with more than $109,000 in gross business income must file a BPT return for periods beginning in 2025 or later.
Sources
What New Hampshire's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of the New Hampshire Department of Revenue 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 New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration or an accountant.
- Hair services
“The State of New Hampshire does not have a general sales and use tax.”
revenue.nh.gov - Products you sell
“No, there is no general sales tax on goods purchased in New Hampshire.”
revenue.nh.gov - Also good to know
“The Department does not issue Certificates for Resale or Tax Exemptions, nor does the Department issue tax exempt numbers.”
revenue.nh.gov - Also good to know
“For taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2025, every business organization with gross business income from all business activities of more than $109,000 must file a BPT return.”
revenue.nh.gov
Questions
New Hampshire salon sales tax, answered
Are haircuts taxable in New Hampshire?
Do nail salons charge sales tax in New Hampshire?
Are facials and waxing taxable in New Hampshire?
Do salons charge sales tax on products in New Hampshire?
Plan the rest
Opening or running a salon in New Hampshire
- Every step to opening a salon in New Hampshire, as a checklist
- What New Hampshire requires to license a salon
- What New Hampshire inspectors check in a salon
- Salon point of sale systems compared, with card fees
Salon sales tax in other states
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