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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 47, § 1519. Payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer; credit or debit cards; other

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. In payment of all taxes, penalties, interest, fees, and payments due under any state law for which the authority to collect has been delegated to the secretary of the Department of Revenue, the secretary will accept cash, a bank draft, cashier's check, teller's check, certified check, personal check, money order, electronic funds transfer, or credit or debit card from a nationally recognized institution. At the time of payment, the service fee for the use of a credit or debit card shall be charged to the taxpayer and shall be collectible as part of his liability, but the charge shall not exceed the fee charged by the credit card issuer, including any discount rate.

B. (1) For taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2008, the secretary of the Department of Revenue may require payments by electronic funds transfer.

(2) When a payment is required to be made within a prescribed period or by a prescribed due date and the payment is delivered by electronic means after the period or due date, for the purpose of imposing late payment penalties, the payment date is the date of the transaction's confirmation time and date stamp. However, if the payment is not timely paid, the date of receipt by the secretary shall govern for purposes of determining the amount of any late payment penalties. A separate transfer shall be made for each return.

(3) In lieu of electronic funds transfer, full payment may be made in investible funds delivered in person or by courier to the department on or before the close of business on the date required by law to be paid.

(4) If any taxpayer fails to comply with the electronic funds transfer requirements, the tax payment will be considered delinquent and will be subject to penalties and interest as provided under R.S. 47:1601 through 1602.

(5) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to individual income tax returns.

C. The secretary shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this Section under the Administrative Procedure Act. These rules and regulations will address, at a minimum, the responsibility of the department to notify taxpayers and others responsible for making payments under this Section, the identification of taxes of which payment is required under this Section, the procedures for making payments, payment alternatives, and proof of timely payment.

D. In cases where the taxpayer can prove the payment by electronic funds transfer would create an undue hardship, the secretary shall exempt the taxpayer from paying by electronic funds transfer.

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