Barber Shop Permit Requirements in Wichita, 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

   Kansas does license barber shops. The Kansas Board of Barbering (KBOB), established in 1913 and operating at kbob.kansas.gov, is a separate agency from the Kansas Board of Cosmetology, which covers only cosmetology, body art and tanning — that is why barbering does not appear on the KBOC site. Use KBOB's Application for Barber Shop License for a new shop, change of name, change of address or change of ownership, and include photographs of the establishment. KBOB publishes an opening checklist covering handwashing sinks at each station, separate clean and dirty towel containers, covered trash, disinfectant containers, labelled containers and tool storage. Wichita adds no city barber shop license.

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   $80.00 new barber shop license (also for relocation, new owner or name change); $40.00 annual shop renewal. Late restoration runs $55 (1-30 days) to $200 (731-1,095 days). All fees are non-refundable.·KBOB does not publish a processing time. Incomplete applications are not processed; mail the application with supporting documents and fee to 700 SW Jackson, Suite 1002, Topeka, KS 66603, or email photographs to [email protected] (785-296-2211).

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

   KBOB does not publish a processing time. Incomplete applications are not processed; mail the application with supporting documents and fee to 700 SW Jackson, Suite 1002, Topeka, KS 66603, or email photographs to [email protected] (785-296-2211).

2. City of Wichita — No General Business License for Most Businesses

   Wichita does not require a general business license. The city's own Business Licenses page states it 'does not require a standard business license for all businesses that operate within the City limits — only for certain businesses,' and lists those categories: adult entertainment, advertising, animals, cemeteries, entertainment, lodging and residential (including Home Occupation and short-term rentals), sales and services (liquor, massage therapy, mobile food vendor, pawnbroker, precious metal dealer, secondhand dealer, tobacco, transient merchant and similar), security, special events, transportation, and wells. Businesses outside those categories need no city business license. Two things this does not cover: contractors and building permits go through MABCD, the joint City of Wichita/Sedgwick County building department, and state occupational licenses (cosmetology, barbering, real estate, insurance) apply regardless of city licensing.

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   No fee for business types the city does not license. Published examples for those it does: Home Occupation $35/year, mobile food vendor $350/year per vehicle ($50 per special event per vehicle), massage therapist $75 per 2 years, massage therapy business $200 per 2 years. MABCD trade certificates are $35.·Not applicable for unlicensed business types. Wichita advises about 2 weeks for a Home Occupation renewal and 30 days for massage licenses; MABCD says contractor license review can take up to two weeks.

   No fee for business types the city does not license. Published examples for those it does: Home Occupation $35/year, mobile food vendor $350/year per vehicle ($50 per special event per vehicle), massage therapist $75 per 2 years, massage therapy business $200 per 2 years. MABCD trade certificates are $35.

   Not applicable for unlicensed business types. Wichita advises about 2 weeks for a Home Occupation renewal and 30 days for massage licenses; MABCD says contractor license review can take up to two weeks.

Official Sources

• Kansas Board of Barber — Salon License
• City of Wichita City Treasurer

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