Barber Shop Permit Requirements in Kansas City, KS

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Kansas Board of Barbering — Barber License (per barber)

   Each barber must hold a Kansas barber license from the Kansas Board of Barbering, the agency that has regulated the trade since 1913 (K.S.A. 65-1808 et seq.). Kansas requires no less than 1,200 and no more than 1,500 hours of barber school, then passing the board's examination. A licensed Kansas cosmetologist, or a barber from the armed services, can qualify by completing 500 additional hours at a licensed Kansas barber school before applying to test.

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   $100 examination fee plus $80 to issue the license (K.A.R. 61-7-2); renewal is $80. Restoration of a lapsed license runs $100 to $320 depending on how long it has been expired.·The board gives the barber examination at least twice a year (K.S.A. 65-1815); no separate processing time is published. Contact the board at 785-296-2211.

   $100 examination fee plus $80 to issue the license (K.A.R. 61-7-2); renewal is $80. Restoration of a lapsed license runs $100 to $320 depending on how long it has been expired.

   The board gives the barber examination at least twice a year (K.S.A. 65-1815); no separate processing time is published. Contact the board at 785-296-2211.

2. Kansas Department of Revenue — Retailer's Sales Tax License

   Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Kansas. Kansas charges a 6.5% state sales tax; local jurisdictions may impose additional taxes. Register with the Kansas Department of Revenue.

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   Free·Immediate (online)

   Free

   Immediate (online)

1. Kansas Board of Barbering — Barber Shop License

   Barber shops in Kansas are licensed by the Kansas Board of Barbering (KBOB), a separate agency from the Kansas Board of Cosmetology, which covers only cosmetology, body art and tanning. File the Application for Barber Shop License — the same form covers a new shop, a change of shop name, a change of address, or a change of ownership — and include photographs of the establishment. KBOB publishes an opening checklist (handwashing sink at each station, separate clean and dirty towel containers, covered trash, disinfectant containers, labelled containers, tool drawers). Licenses renew annually on a schedule set by the first letter of the licensee's last name.

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   $80.00 new barber shop license (also for relocation, new owner or name change); $40.00 annual shop renewal. Restoration of an expired shop license runs $55 (1-30 days late) to $200 (731-1,095 days late). All fees are non-refundable.·KBOB does not publish a processing time. Applications must be complete with supporting documents, photographs and fee or they are not processed; mail to 700 SW Jackson, Suite 1002, Topeka, KS 66603, or email photos to [email protected].

   $80.00 new barber shop license (also for relocation, new owner or name change); $40.00 annual shop renewal. Restoration of an expired shop license runs $55 (1-30 days late) to $200 (731-1,095 days late). All fees are non-refundable.

   KBOB does not publish a processing time. Applications must be complete with supporting documents, photographs and fee or they are not processed; mail to 700 SW Jackson, Suite 1002, Topeka, KS 66603, or email photos to [email protected].

2. Unified Government of Wyandotte County / Kansas City, KS — Occupation Tax License

   Kansas City, KS requires every business to register. The Unified Government states that operating a business or performing a service in the city requires an occupation tax licence, issued by the Business License Division of the Neighborhood Resource Center at 4953 State Avenue (913-573-8780) — not the Finance Department. All businesses physically located in KCK must register annually and pay the occupation tax unless exempted by ordinance, and businesses based outside the city but working in it must register too. Zoning approval comes first: a Commercial Zoning Memorandum plus a Building Inspection zoning inspection for a commercial location, or a Home Occupied Zoning Memorandum for a home-based business. Some activities need an additional regulatory licence — alcohol, massage establishments and security companies are routed to the police department for background check and chief's approval, food and lodging go to the Kansas Department of Agriculture for health inspection, and daycares, restaurants with open grills or fryers, salvage yards and welding operations need fire inspection before opening.

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   The occupation tax is set by business classification in the Unified Government's ordinance rather than by gross revenue tier; the Business License Division quotes the amount at 913-573-8780 and provides all forms free of charge, noting there is no need to pay a third-party filing service.·Not published as a fixed turnaround. The Unified Government describes the process as quick and straightforward; zoning review is the first step, and a building inspection can usually be scheduled the next business day after zoning approval, with all utilities connected.

   The occupation tax is set by business classification in the Unified Government's ordinance rather than by gross revenue tier; the Business License Division quotes the amount at 913-573-8780 and provides all forms free of charge, noting there is no need to pay a third-party filing service.

   Not published as a fixed turnaround. The Unified Government describes the process as quick and straightforward; zoning review is the first step, and a building inspection can usually be scheduled the next business day after zoning approval, with all utilities connected.

Official Sources

• Kansas Board of Barber — Salon License
• Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City Finance Department

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