Tag Archives: Lease Tax

Property Purchased or Leased for Use Outside of Louisiana and Offshore Addressed in New Louisiana Guidance

The Louisiana Department of Revenue issued Revenue Information Bulletin No. 16-034 (July 14, 2016) to address the taxability of items of tangible personal property purchased or leased for use outside of Louisiana and offshore. Louisiana Revised Statute 47:305(E) provides that it is not the intention of any taxing authority to levy a tax upon articles … Continue Reading

A New Pot-O-Gold? Louisiana First Circuit Tries to Expand Scope of “Gross Proceeds” in Louisiana Lease Tax Case

Well, I guess in these leaner economic times state and local tax collectors are willing to look for “gold” anywhere! On September 17, 2014, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal held in the case of Pot-O-Gold Rentals, LLC  v. City of Baton Rouge that a taxpayer’s waste removal services were taxable as part of … Continue Reading
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