Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 61 - REVENUE AND TAXATION
Part I - Taxes Collected and Administered by the Secretary of Revenue
Chapter 3 - Corporation Franchise Tax
Section I-311 - Newly Taxable Corporations
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Every corporation or other entity subject to the franchise tax shall pay only the minimum tax in the first accounting period or fraction thereof in which it becomes subject to the tax. It is immaterial whether the corporation became liable for the tax on the first day or the last day of the accounting period regularly used by the taxpayer in keeping its books; the minimum tax is due for that accounting period. The tax accrues immediately upon the corporations becoming subject thereto.
B. The tax for all accounting periods subsequent to the period in which the corporation became subject to the tax accrues on the first day of the period and is based on the previous period's closing.
C. In all instances, the tax is payable on or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the month in which the tax accrues.
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, the initial tax of an entity in existence and actually conducting business in Louisiana, as reflected in the definition of doing business found in R.S. 47:601(A)(1), during its previous calendar or fiscal year shall be calculated pursuant to R.S. 47:609, based on its corporate books on the first day of the calendar or fiscal year in which the tax levied under this Chapter becomes due and shall be payable on or before the date otherwise required by this Section.
E. For entities previously determined not subject to corporate franchise taxation under the Utelcom, Inc. and Ucom, Inc. v. Bridges, 2010-0654 (La. App. 1 Cir. 9/12/11), 77 So. 3d 39, Writ Denied 2011-2632 (La. 3/2/12), 84 So. 3d 1046 decision, such entities shall be liable for the franchise tax pursuant to R.S. 47:611(B) for the 2017 franchise tax period based on the entities corporate books on the first day of the 2017 calendar or fiscal year.
F. Examples.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 47:611.