Barber Shop Permit Requirements in Bellevue, NE

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. Nebraska Barber License (Board of Barber Examiners)

   Each barber must hold a Nebraska barber license issued by the Nebraska Board of Barber Examiners (1220 Lincoln Mall, Suite 100, Lincoln; 402-471-2051; [email protected]) — a separate agency from DHHS, which regulates cosmetology, esthetics and nail technology but not barbering. Licensure requires 1,800 hours of barber school training and passing the Board's examination. Applicants already licensed elsewhere may apply by reciprocity or by credentials under Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-239 instead of retesting.

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   $300 student/examination fee, which includes the two-year licensing fee, plus a $10 license issuance fee. Renewal is $150 every two years; late renewal adds $60 and restoration is $65 per year. Reciprocity or credentials applications are $295 (also including the two-year license). A practical-only re-examination is $90.·The Board does not publish a processing time; the license runs on a two-year cycle. Payments can be made online through the Board's PayPort link.

   $300 student/examination fee, which includes the two-year licensing fee, plus a $10 license issuance fee. Renewal is $150 every two years; late renewal adds $60 and restoration is $65 per year. Reciprocity or credentials applications are $295 (also including the two-year license). A practical-only re-examination is $90.

   The Board does not publish a processing time; the license runs on a two-year cycle. Payments can be made online through the Board's PayPort link.

2. Nebraska Department of Revenue — Sales and Use Tax Permit

   Any business selling taxable goods or taxable services in Nebraska must hold a sales tax permit from the Nebraska Department of Revenue and collect tax at the combined state and local rate for the delivery location. Register online through the Department's business registration service or by filing paper Form 20; NebFile is the separate system used to file returns once you are registered, not the registration tool. Local city sales and use taxes are layered on top of the state rate and change by quarter, so use the Department's Sales Tax Rate Finder for the exact rate at each address rather than assuming a flat figure.

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   $0 — the Nebraska Department of Revenue charges no fee to register for a sales and use tax permit, online or by paper Form 20.·Registering online, you are either assigned a Nebraska ID number at the time of registration or contacted by the Department within five business days for additional information. Allow about two weeks for a paper Form 20.

   $0 — the Nebraska Department of Revenue charges no fee to register for a sales and use tax permit, online or by paper Form 20.

   Registering online, you are either assigned a Nebraska ID number at the time of registration or contacted by the Department within five business days for additional information. Allow about two weeks for a paper Form 20.

1. Nebraska Barber Shop License (Board of Barber Examiners)

   Barber shops in Nebraska are licensed by the Nebraska Board of Barber Examiners (1220 Lincoln Mall, Suite 100, Lincoln; 402-471-2051; [email protected]), a separate agency from DHHS — DHHS licenses cosmetology salons, not barber shops, so this is a barber shop license rather than a salon license. The shop must pass inspection before the license is issued, and the license runs on a two-year term rather than annually. Moving the shop requires a change of location application at the full new-shop fee, and selling the shop requires a transfer of ownership application. Each barber working in the shop must separately hold an individual Nebraska barber license.

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   $250 New Shop Application, which includes the two-year licensing fee, plus a $10 license issuance fee. Renewal is $150 every two years; late renewal adds $60. Change of location is $250; transfer of ownership is $100; a duplicate license is $10.·The Board publishes no processing time; the shop must pass inspection before the license is issued, and the license term is two years. Payments can be made online through the Board's PayPort link.

   $250 New Shop Application, which includes the two-year licensing fee, plus a $10 license issuance fee. Renewal is $150 every two years; late renewal adds $60. Change of location is $250; transfer of ownership is $100; a duplicate license is $10.

   The Board publishes no processing time; the shop must pass inspection before the license is issued, and the license term is two years. Payments can be made online through the Board's PayPort link.

2. Bellevue Business Licensing — no general business license required

   Bellevue does not require a general business license for businesses operating within city limits, and there is no annual license that must be renewed and displayed at your place of business. The City Clerk's page enumerates every license and permit that office issues — fireworks permits, handicapped parking permits, liquor licenses, tobacco licenses, trash hauler licenses, pawnbroker licenses, vendor/solicitor licenses, event/event-participation licenses, hunting waiver permits, and annual occupation tax stickers for vending machines and distributors — and a general or all-purpose business license is not among them. Check whether your specific business type falls into one of those regulated categories; if it does not, no city license is required. State-level obligations still apply: register your entity or trade name with the Nebraska Secretary of State, register with the Nebraska Department of Revenue if you sell taxable goods or services, and obtain any state professional license your trade requires.

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   $0 — Bellevue charges no general business license fee because no such license exists. The specific regulated licenses the City Clerk does issue are priced individually; contact the Clerk's office for those.·Not applicable — there is no general business license application to file.

   $0 — Bellevue charges no general business license fee because no such license exists. The specific regulated licenses the City Clerk does issue are priced individually; contact the Clerk's office for those.

   Not applicable — there is no general business license application to file.

Official Sources

• Nebraska Board of Barber — Salon License
• City of Bellevue City Clerk

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