Louisiana § 47:287.651 Payment of tax

Louisiana Statutes

§ 47:287.651 — Payment of tax

Louisiana § 47:287.651

Title 47Revenue and Taxation

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La. Stat. Ann. § 47:287.651 (2026).

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§287.651. Payment of tax A. Time of payment.

(1)The total amount of tax on a calendar year return imposed by this Part shall be paid on the fifteenth day of May following the close of the calendar year, or, if a calendar year return is filed before said due date, then the tax shall be paid when the return is filed; and, if the return is on the basis of a fiscal year, then the total amount of tax shall be paid on the fifteenth day of the fifth month following the close of the fiscal year, or, if a fiscal year return is filed before said due date, then the tax shall be paid when the return is filed.

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the total amount of tax imposed by this Part on organizations described in I.R.C. Section 501 on a calendar year return sh

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§287.651. Payment of tax
A. Time of payment.
(1) The total amount of tax on a calendar year return imposed by this Part shall be
paid on the fifteenth day of May following the close of the calendar year, or, if a calendar
year return is filed before said due date, then the tax shall be paid when the return is filed;
and, if the return is on the basis of a fiscal year, then the total amount of tax shall be paid on
the fifteenth day of the fifth month following the close of the fiscal year, or, if a fiscal year
return is filed before said due date, then the tax shall be paid when the return is filed.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the total
amount of tax imposed by this Part on organizations described in I.R.C. Section 501 on a
calendar year return shall be paid on the fifteenth day of June following the close of the
calendar year, or, if a calendar year return is filed before said due date, then the tax shall be
paid when the return is filed; and, if the return is on the basis of a fiscal year, then the total
amount of tax shall be paid on the fifteenth day of the sixth month following the close of the
fiscal year, or, if a fiscal year return is filed before said due date, then the tax shall be paid
when the return is filed.
(3) The full amount of tax disclosed by the return as filed shall constitute an
assessment at that time and shall be recorded as an assessment in the records of the secretary.
B. Voluntary advance payment. A tax imposed by this Part or any installment
thereof may be paid at the election of the taxpayer prior to the date prescribed for its
payment.
C. Receipts. The secretary, upon any payment of any tax imposed by this Part, shall
upon request give to the person making such payment a full written or printed receipt
therefor.
D. Form of payment. All payments of taxes under this Part shall be made payable
to the secretary of revenue; and the amount may be paid by check, bank draft, post office
money order, express money order, electronic funds transfer, or credit or debit cards.
NOTE: See Acts 2016, No. 661, §3, regarding applicability.

Legislative History

Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 16, §1, eff. Dec. 24, 1986; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §15; Acts 2010, No. 214, §1; Acts 2016, No. 661, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.