The Louisiana Department of Revenue recently published detailed guidance on the sales and use taxes imposed on digital products and services as a result of legislation passed during the Third Extraordinary Legislative Session in in November of 2024. The Department provides concrete examples of taxable and non-taxable transactions involving digital goods and services. The publication

On January 16, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Revenue issued Revenue Information Bulletin No. 25-009 announcing the “extraordinary measure” of continuing to administratively recognize two exemptions related to nonprofits and school-related admissions to athletic and entertainment events that apparently were inadvertently repealed (effective January 1, 2025) during the recent special session of the Louisiana Legislature.  

January 16, 2025
3:00 – 5:30 pm ET

Louisiana Special Session State & Local Tax Update Webinar
Live Webinar on Zoom

This Louisiana Special Session State & Local Tax Update Webinar will cover the changes made by the Louisiana Legislature in its Special Session in November 2024. This will include detailed changes to the State’s

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On July 11, 2024, the Secretary of Revenue for the State of Louisiana, Richard Nelson, briefed a joint meeting of the Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee on the administration’s tax proposals for a potential limited constitutional convention later this summer and the upcoming 2025 Louisiana Legislative

Governor-elect Jeff Landry announced today appointments to the Louisiana Department of Revenue.

  • Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue: Richard Nelson
  • Under-Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue: Jarrod Coniglio
  • Legislative Liaison of the Louisiana Department of Revenue: James Lee

“I am happy to make these announcements today, and I look forward to working

Unless otherwise indicated, all bills noted below have been passed by the legislature and are waiting on signature or veto by the governor. Our discussion of each bill assumes the bill is or becomes law.

SB1 by Senator R. L. Bret Allain, II

TAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE:  Phases-out the corporate franchise tax.

SB 1 reduces the corporate franchise