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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 47, § 343. Payment of tax

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

A. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the first license tax herein authorized to be levied shall be due and payable to the tax collector as follows:

(1) In the case of any business which is subject to license under this Chapter, commencing on or after the effective date of this Chapter, the license tax shall be due and payable on such date of commencement.

(2) In the case of a business commenced prior to the effective date of this Chapter, the license tax shall be due and payable on January 1, 1988.

B. (1) Annually thereafter all license taxes levied hereunder shall be due and payable on January first of each calendar year for which the license is due, except that for a new business commencing after January first of any calendar year, the first license shall be due and payable on the date the business is commenced.

(2) All licenses unpaid after the last day of February of the calendar year for which they are due or, in the case of a new business, unpaid on the date such business is commenced shall be deemed delinquent and subject to the payment of delinquent interest and penalty. Delinquent interest and penalty shall be computed from March first of the calendar year for which they are due.

C. For ongoing businesses which cease operation between January first and the last day of February of the current license year, the license for the year shall be based on their gross receipts for the prior year, divided by three hundred sixty-five and multiplied by the number of days in which they were in operation.

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