Vermont sales tax for salons
Are haircuts and salon services taxable in Vermont?
No. Haircuts and other salon services are not taxable in Vermont: the state taxes only the services its statute lists, and barber, beauty, nail and skin services are not on that list. Below: each kind of service, the products you sell, the rate and the permit a salon needs, each answered from the Vermont Department of Taxes's own publications, rules or statutes, read on October 25, 2026.
- Haircuts
- Not taxable
- Nails
- Not taxable
- Products you sell
- Taxable
Administered by Vermont Department of Taxes.The agency's page The state's own words
Services
Which salon services are taxable in Vermont?
No. Haircuts and other salon services are not taxable in Vermont: the state taxes only the services its statute lists, and barber, beauty, nail and skin services are not on that list.
- 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 Vermont?
Yes. Products a salon sells to clients are taxable, because Vermont taxes all tangible personal property unless a statute or regulation exempts it, at the 6% state rate plus any local option tax where it applies. The state rate is 6% plus local tax.
The rate
What is the sales tax rate in Vermont?
- 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 Vermont Department of Taxes.
The permit
Does a salon need a sales tax permit in Vermont?
License to Collect Sales and Use Tax. Register for a Vermont Business Tax Account and apply for the free license to collect sales and use tax before you charge tax, then post the license where customers can see it.
- Registration
- License to Collect Sales and Use Tax
- State fee
- Free
Good to know
What else Vermont says about salons and sales tax
- Local option tax of 1% applies to product sales in participating towns, on top of the 6% state rate. Services are not taxed, so the local tax does not reach them.
- Shampoo, color and other supplies a salon uses up in services are goods it consumes, so it owes use tax on them if the vendor did not charge Vermont tax.
- The license to collect must be posted at the place of business where customers can see it.
Sources
What Vermont's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of the Vermont Department of Taxes's own publications, rules or statutes, read on October 25, 2026. This is not tax advice: rules and rates change, so confirm with the Vermont Department of Taxes or an accountant.
- Hair services
“Vermont does not have a broad-based tax on services and thus only those services that are specifically enumerated in the statute are subject to tax.”
tax.vermont.gov - Products you sell
“All tangible personal property is taxable as specified in Vermont statute”
tax.vermont.gov - The tax and its rate
“A sales tax of 6% is imposed on the retail sales of tangible personal property (TPP) unless exempted by Vermont law.”
tax.vermont.gov “Municipalities can vote to add 1% LOT to the statewide tax rates for Meals and Alcohol, Rooms, and/or Sales tax.”
tax.vermont.gov - The permit
“If your business will be collecting Vermont Sales and Use Tax, you are required to apply for a license.”
tax.vermont.gov “There is no charge for a license.”
tax.vermont.gov - The agency
“you must charge, collect, and remit sales tax to the Vermont Department of Taxes.”
tax.vermont.gov - Also good to know
“Sales LOT applies to all products purchased in or delivered to a LOT town.”
tax.vermont.gov - Also good to know
“Vermont’s 6% use tax is due if tax is not collected on a taxable purchase.”
tax.vermont.gov - Also good to know
“Be sure to post your Vermont license authorizing you to collect sales tax in a place where customers can see it.”
tax.vermont.gov
Questions
Vermont salon sales tax, answered
Are haircuts taxable in Vermont?
Do nail salons charge sales tax in Vermont?
Are facials and waxing taxable in Vermont?
Do salons charge sales tax on products in Vermont?
Does a salon need a sales tax permit in Vermont?
What is the sales tax rate in Vermont?
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