Nevada sales tax on invoices (2026 guide)

Nevada's minimum statewide sales tax rate is 6.85%, and many counties add their own taxes on top. The highest county rate is 8.375% in Clark County (Las Vegas), and the rate you charge depends on the county where the goods are delivered.

Nevada taxes the sale of tangible goods, not services on their own. But how you write the invoice matters: installation and repair labor is only tax-free when it's listed separately. This guide covers the rates, labor rules, permits and what your Nevada invoices should show.

Nevada sales tax rates

The 6.85% statewide rate is made up of four taxes, all collected together:

Counties can add optional taxes for things like roads, flood control and schools. The Department of Taxation lists these combined county rates:

Nevada uses destination-based rates: the Department says to multiply the selling price by the rate of the Nevada county where the property is delivered.

Is what you sell taxable in Nevada?

Nevada's sales tax applies to retail sales of tangible personal property — furniture, equipment, computer hardware and software, artwork, auto parts and so on. Services that aren't part of a sale of goods are generally not taxed, so most consulting, design, writing, cleaning and professional work is invoiced without sales tax.

Labor is where it gets specific:

• Fabrication labor — work that creates the item you're selling — is taxable.
• Repair, reconditioning and installation labor is not taxable if it's listed separately on the invoice.
• Services necessary to complete the sale of goods are taxable as part of the sale.
• Delivery and freight charges for goods are not taxable if listed separately.

Getting a Nevada sales tax permit

Anyone selling tangible personal property in Nevada must get a seller's permit from the Department of Taxation. The Department's general information sheet says:

• you need a separate permit for each place of business, with a $15 fee per location,
• the permit must be displayed at the location it covers, and
• returns are due by the 20th of the month after the reporting period, even if you made no taxable sales.

You can register and file through My Nevada Tax.

Remote sellers without a Nevada location must register and collect once they exceed $100,000 of retail sales into Nevada, or make 200 or more separate retail sales into the state, in the current or previous calendar year.

What a Nevada sales tax invoice should show

• your business name and address,
• the customer's name and address,
• a unique, sequentially numbered invoice and the invoice date,
• each item with its price,
• labor, installation and delivery as separate lines from the goods,
• sales tax as a separate line, with the county rate you applied, and
• the total due.

The Department notes that sales invoices should be pre-numbered and issued in sequential order. If you include tax in the price instead of adding it, you must post a sign saying so or state it on the receipt. In Invoice Native, tick Tax on the goods lines and leave labor and delivery unticked.

Resale certificates

A business buying items to resell gives you a Nevada resale certificate; the blank form is on the Department of Taxation's website. When you accept a valid certificate, you don't charge sales tax on that sale. A Nevada resale certificate doesn't expire — it's valid until the buyer closes its business and sales tax account.

Exempt organizations and government buyers have their own exemption documents. See how to invoice a tax-exempt customer. If a buyer uses something bought for resale for any other purpose, they owe use tax on it.

A worked example

Suppose you're a handyman in Las Vegas (Clark County, 8.375%) and you supply and install a ceiling fan and light fixtures:

• $600 for the fixtures (tangible goods — taxable), and
• $400 for installation labor, listed on its own line (not taxable).

Tax applies only to the goods: $600 × 8.375% = $50.25. The invoice total is $600 + $400 + $50.25 = $1,050.25.

If you'd billed a single lump sum of $1,000, the labor wouldn't be separately stated — so list it separately.

Selling to customers in other states

If you ship goods or deliver taxable services to customers in another state, that state's rules may apply instead of Nevada's. Since the Supreme Court's 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, states can require out-of-state sellers to register and collect their sales tax once sales into the state pass a threshold the state sets. If you sell across state lines regularly, check the thresholds and registration rules of each state you sell into — and use that state's rate on those invoices. Our sales tax calculator has each state's rate.

Common mistakes on Nevada invoices

• Lumping labor in with goods. Installation and repair labor is only tax-free when listed separately.
• Treating fabrication labor as exempt. Labor that creates the item you sell is taxable.
• Using your own county's rate for goods delivered to a customer in a different county.
• Charging 6.85% in Clark or Washoe County, where the rate is higher.
• Not keeping records for four years. The Department says registered businesses should keep basic records for at least four years.

Quick checklist for Nevada invoices

• ✅ Seller's permit for each place of business before your first sale
• ✅ County rate where the goods are delivered (6.85% to 8.375%)
• ✅ Goods, labor and delivery on separate lines
• ✅ Sales tax shown as its own line
• ✅ Resale certificates and records kept for at least four years