Salon billing looks simple until the auditor asks for SAC codes, split tax heads and six months of records – and the paper register offers smudged totals. GST billing for salons means correct SAC codes, CGST/SGST splits, compliant invoices and clean records, plus the daily disciplines that make month-end painless. Here is the complete routine, with our salon billing app handling the automation.
Our product: salon billing app – GST-ready billing with SAC, splits and WhatsApp bills. Basics: GST invoice fields. No-shows: WhatsApp reminders.
Which SAC code do salon services use?
Salon, beauty and grooming services fall under SAC 9997 (other services) groupings with specific sub-classifications for hair, beauty and wellness services – confirm the exact SAC for each service line (cuts, colour, spa, bridal packages) with your CA, because mixed service-plus-product bills split goods (HSN-coded retail products) from services (SAC-coded treatments) on the same invoice. Product sales from your retail shelf carry HSN codes and may attract different rates than services – the single most common salon billing error is one blended line for both.
How should a salon invoice split CGST and SGST?
Intra-state (Telangana) bills split GST equally into CGST and SGST heads with the rate shown per line; inter-state bills use IGST. Every invoice carries supplier GSTIN, consecutive serial, date, customer details (GSTIN where the customer is registered), SAC/HSN lines, taxable values, tax splits, total, and authorised signatory – the full field list lives in our invoice format guide. Packages and memberships need tax treatment on advance receipt versus redemption – lock the treatment with your CA before selling annual packages, not after.
What records must a salon keep?
Daily sales summaries reconciled to register/UPI settlements, purchase invoices for consumables and retail stock, expense vouchers, staff salary and incentive records, package-liability registers (unredeemed advances are liabilities, not income), and monthly GSTR-ready summaries. Digital billing keeps all six automatically; paper registers need weekly transcription discipline or month-end becomes archaeology. Retain records per statutory timelines – your CA confirms the years.
How does billing software help?
Service menus with pre-mapped SAC codes, automatic CGST/SGST splits, package and membership tracking, staff-wise sales and incentive reports, stock alerts for retail shelves, and bills on WhatsApp customers actually keep. Our salon billing app demos this in two minutes on a real service menu – migration from paper or another app included in setup.
FAQs
Do small salons below threshold need GST billing? Registration follows turnover and law – but professional invoices with proper records help every salon regardless; your CA decides registration.
How are tips handled? Separately from taxable service value with clear policy – confirm treatment with your CA.
Can DeskBees migrate our billing? Yes – menu setup, staff training and data migration. Contact us for a demo. Verify rates and rules with your CA – GST changes.
Last updated: 20 September 2026.