Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 23, § 1749. Offset of assessments against tax refunds

A. After exhaustion or prescription of appeal rights of the claimant, under R.S. 23:1629 et seq., as to the liability for any overpayment, the administrator may file with the secretary of the Department of Revenue a claim of offset in accordance with Part IV of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 against any refund or overpayment of Louisiana individual income tax in which a claimant has an interest.

B. The administrator may file with the secretary of the Department of Revenue a written claim of offset against any refund or overpayment of Louisiana income tax due to a claimant. Upon receipt of the claim of offset, the secretary may remit to the administrator the amount of the claim that can be paid out of the individual or other tax refund or overpayment and shall notify the claimant of the action taken.