La. Admin. Code tit. 61 § I-4915

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section I-4915 - Louisiana Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act of 2014

A. A taxpayers application to make installment payments of a delinquent tax and its interest, penalties, and fees shall, upon approval by the secretary, enter the taxpayer into an installment agreement. In order to continue in the amnesty program, the taxpayer must make complete and timely payments of all installment payments. For the payment to be considered timely, all installment payments must be received no later than May 1, 2015.

B. All installment agreements approved by the secretary shall require the taxpayer to provide a down payment of no less than 20 percent of the total amount of delinquent tax, penalty, interest, and fees owed to the department at the time the installment agreement is approved by the secretary. Field audit and litigation are not eligible to enter into an installment agreement.

C. Every installment agreement shall include fixed equal monthly payments that shall not extend for more than six months. Applicants seeking to enter into an installment agreement with the department shall provide the following information:

1. bank routing number;

2. bank account number; and

3. Social Security number or LDR account number.

D. An installment payment will only be drafted from an account from which the taxpayer is authorized to remit payment. All payments shall be drafted through electronic automated transactions initiated by the department. Taxpayers who cannot enter into an agreement to make payment by way of automated electronic transactions shall not be eligible for an installment agreement with the department.

E. If for any reason a taxpayer subject to an installment agreement fails to fulfill his obligation under the agreement by remitting the last installment by May 1, 2015, no amnesty shall be granted and the installment agreement shall be null and void. All payments remitted to the department during the duration of the voided installment agreement shall be allocated to the oldest outstanding tax period as a regular payment. The payment will be applied in the following order: tax, penalty and interest. The taxpayer shall be obligated to pay the entirety of the delinquent tax, along with all applicable interest, penalties, and fees.

F. A taxpayer who is approved to participate in the amnesty program who is also a party to an existing installment agreement with the department may be eligible to participate in an installment agreement under the amnesty program. Upon approval by the secretary of an installment agreement under the amnesty program, the original installment agreement with the department shall be cancelled in favor of the installment agreement under amnesty.

G. The secretary may procure tax amnesty program collection services for the administration and collection of installment agreements. The fee for such services shall be in accordance with the fees authorized in R.S. 47:1516.1.

La. Admin. Code tit. 61, § I-4915

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Revenue, Office of the Secretary, LR 41:151 (January 2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 47: 1511 and Acts 2014, No. 822.