Louisiana Department of Revenue

What Louisiana Department of Revenue does

The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is the state government agency responsible for administering and enforcing Louisiana's tax laws under the general supervision of the Governor. It collects individual income tax (3% flat rate for 2025+), corporate income tax, sales and use tax, severance taxes on minerals and timber, motor fuel taxes, and various excise taxes; it also regulates alcohol and tobacco sales and charitable gaming. LDR serves three primary constituencies: individual taxpayers, in-state business entities, and tax professionals, all of whom interact with the agency through digital channels or limited walk-in regional offices.

The agency's technology backbone is LaTAP (Louisiana Taxpayer Access Point), a free statewide online portal that handles electronic return filing, payments, refund status, payment plans, and account management. LaTAP is supplemented by Louisiana File Online (a free web-based filing app), an Electronic Payment Voucher System, and integration with Tyler Portico for payment processing. LDR has built an approved third-party software vendor program integrating at least 14 commercial tax preparation platforms — including Intuit, H&R Block, TaxSlayer, TaxAct, Drake Software, Jackson Hewitt, Thomson Reuters, CCH, and Bloomberg Industry Group — and an Official Payments credit-card payment portal. Specialized modules cover watercraft sales tax, electronic severance notice filing, tax fraud reporting, and identity verification. Leadership is led by Secretary of Revenue Jarrod J. Coniglio, with deputies overseeing Tax Administration Groups I and III, the Office of Management & Finance, the Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control, and a Taxpayer Ombudsman.

Because LDR is a government agency, it has no commercial revenue model; funding flows from state legislative appropriations. Pricing signals in the data are statutory rather than commercial: road usage fees for electric ($110/yr) and hybrid ($60/yr) vehicles, and tax credit ranges such as School Readiness Tax Credits ($750–$4,381 depending on role and qualification). The agency reported 501–1,000 employees, is headquartered in Baton Rouge, and maintains regional offices including a recently relocated New Orleans site at 100 Veterans Blvd in the OMV building.

Name

Louisiana Department of Revenue

Legal name

Louisiana Department of Revenue

Website

https://revenue.louisiana.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Louisiana Department of Revenue is the state agency that administers and enforces Louisiana's tax laws, collecting individual income, corporate, sales/use, severance, and excise taxes from state residents, businesses, and tax professionals primarily through its LaTAP online portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Tax Administration

NAICS

Administration of Economic Programs (926), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Taxation & Revenue Administration (BPAIABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Revenue Systems, E-Filing & Digital Tax Administration (BPAIADAO), Tax Return Filing, Processing & Assessment (BPAIADAC), Excise, VAT/Sales Tax & Indirect Tax Administration (BPAIADAH), Dispute Resolution, Appeals & Tax Tribunals (BPAIADAK)

Keywords

• State tax administration
• Electronic tax filing
• Taxpayer services
• Revenue collection
• Tax compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is the state agency that administers and enforces Louisiana's tax laws, collecting individual income tax, corporate income tax, sales and use tax, severance taxes on minerals and timber, motor fuel taxes, and various excise taxes. It delivers taxpayer-facing services primarily through LaTAP (Louisiana Taxpayer Access Point), a free online portal for electronic filing, payments, refunds, and payment plans, and Louisiana File Online, a complementary free web filing tool, while also regulating alcohol and tobacco permits and charitable gaming statewide.

Product overview

The Louisiana Department of Revenue operates primarily through two interconnected digital platforms: LaTAP (Louisiana Taxpayer Access Point) as the core online portal for filing returns, making payments, and managing tax accounts, and Louisiana File Online as a free web-based filing option. These platforms support electronic filing for individual income tax (IT-540, IT-540B), business taxes, and various excise and severance taxes. The product ecosystem also includes specialized modules for watercraft sales tax reporting, electronic severance notices, tax fraud reporting, and identity verification. Beyond the core filing systems, LDR administers numerous tax incentives and credits including School Readiness Tax Credits, Fortified Roof Tax Credits, and the School Expense Deduction, along with fee programs such as the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Road Usage Fee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LaTAP: Louisiana Taxpayer Access Point - an online portal for taxpayers to file returns, make payments, enter into payment plans, and access taxpayer services
• LA File Online

Products and services

• LaTAP (Louisiana Taxpayer Access Point) Free statewide online portal enabling Louisiana taxpayers to file most state tax returns, make tax payments, enter into payment plans, view refund status, and manage tax accounts electronically. Required for electronic filing for tax years 2024 and later. Serves individual taxpayers, business entities, and tax professionals statewide.
• Louisiana File Online Free web-based application from the Louisiana Department of Revenue for electronically filing individual income tax returns and making tax payments. Provides an alternative entry point to electronic filing alongside LaTAP.
• Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Road Usage Fee Annual road usage fee program administered by LDR for electric vehicles ($110 per calendar year) and hybrid vehicles ($60 per calendar year), with prorated amounts for partial-year ownership. Payable by vehicle owners through LaTAP or the OMV.
• Online Tax Calendar Interactive online calendar maintained by LDR listing all Louisiana state tax filing deadlines, including income taxes, excise taxes, severance taxes, withholding taxes, and various fee due dates throughout the year.
• School Readiness Tax Credits Package of five tax credits enacted in 2007 (R.S. 47:6101-6109) administered by LDR, providing tax breaks to families, child care providers (ranging from $750 to $1,500 per eligible child), directors and staff (ranging from $2,192 to $4,381 based on qualification level), and businesses supporting quality child care through the Quality Start Child Care Rating System.
• School Expense Deduction Deduction from Louisiana taxable income for school tuition and educational expenses for dependents, applicable to home-school expenses (actual cost, up to $6,000), public school expenses (50% of costs, up to $6,000), and nonpublic elementary/secondary school expenses (actual costs, up to $6,000).
• Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday Annual sales tax holiday administered by LDR exempting firearms and ammunition purchases from Louisiana state sales tax during a designated weekend (scheduled September 5-7, 2025).
• Orthopedic Disability Sales Tax Rebate Rebate program administered by LDR for state sales taxes paid on motor vehicles modified for use by, or transportation of, permanently orthopedically disabled persons who cannot operate or be transported in standard vehicles.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tax filing deadline: May 15 for individual income tax returns
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• California Franchise Tax Board: California's state tax administration agency administering individual income, corporate, and franchise taxes. Directly comparable as a state-level revenue agency with similar mandate, electronic filing infrastructure (MyFTB), and tax software vendor integrations.
• Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Texas's state revenue agency collecting sales, franchise, motor fuel, and other state taxes. Comparable in administering a major diversified tax portfolio with statewide filing portals and severance tax oversight.
• Florida Department of Revenue: Florida's state tax administration agency handling sales and use tax, corporate income tax, and reemployment tax. Directly comparable in operating electronic filing systems and administering state-level tax compliance.
• New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: New York's state tax agency administering personal income, business, sales, and excise taxes with online filing through its e-file system. Comparable as a large-state revenue department with similar electronic filing mandates and tax professional integrations.
• Georgia Department of Revenue: Georgia's state tax administration agency managing individual income, corporate, sales and use, and motor fuel taxes via its Georgia Tax Center (GTC) online portal. Directly comparable digital infrastructure and statewide filing mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS): The U.S. federal tax administration agency operating at national scale. Comparable in administering income tax filing and payment portals, but at federal rather than state level, with broader scope and significantly larger budget.

Regional players

• Alabama Department of Revenue: Alabama's neighboring state tax agency administering individual income, corporate, sales, and use taxes via its My Alabama Taxes (MAT) portal. Comparable as a Gulf South state revenue department with overlapping taxpayer base and tax types.
• Mississippi Department of Revenue: Mississippi's state tax agency administering individual income, corporate, sales, and severance taxes through TAP (Taxpayer Access Point). Highly comparable as a neighboring Gulf South state revenue department with parallel e-filing platform naming.
• Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration: Arkansas's combined revenue and administration agency handling individual income, corporate, sales and use, and severance taxes. Comparable as a regional peer state agency administering overlapping tax types and providing online filing.
• Tennessee Department of Revenue: Tennessee's state tax agency administering franchise and excise taxes, sales and use tax, and motor vehicle registration via TNTAP. Comparable as a Southeastern state revenue department with electronic filing portal and similar business-focused tax structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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