Calcasieu Parish Sales Tax

Representing Lake Charles, Sulphur, DeQuincy, Westlake, Iowa, Vinton,
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, Calcasieu Parish LED Dist. 1,
Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau

SALES TAX 101 - FREE HELP FOR DEALERS

Are you a new business owner and overwhelmed by the number of forms and information you need to produce? Maybe you've been in business for some time but are unsure of exactly what forms you need to complete. Our office has the answer - Sales Tax 101 is a short session offered to dealers to help answer sales tax questions and make filing returns easier. You can download the Sales Tax 101 presentation by clicking on this link: Sales Tax 101 Presentation

SALES TAX RATE LOOKUP

Taxpayers can access the Louisiana Uniform Local Sales Tax Board sales tax rate lookup by clicking on the link below. This is a free online tool that taxpayers can use to lookup a street address to find the state and local sales tax rates, parish name, return column, vendor's compensation rate, local interest rate, and local delinquency rate for any location in Louisiana by Geocode. In order to access this information, taxpayers should create a user name and password by clicking SIGN UP HERE on the link below.

https://salestaxportal.com/login

BANKING CHANGE FOR ONLINE FILING

Effective December 1, 2016, the Calcasieu Parish Sales Tax office has changed banks. Taxpayers and/or preparers who utilize electronic filing for ACH credit payments are instructed to correct the routing number and account number to correctly deposit the funds in the proper bank account. Questions may be directed to our office at 337-217-4280 ext. 3404 during normal business hours.

CLOSING YOUR BUSINESS?

If you need to close your business, let us know by completing the Business Closure form on our website and either faxing or mailing it to us. We must have notice of the closure in writing, and this form will give us all of the necessary information. Please make sure all returns have been filed up to the date the business actually ceased operating.

REGISTRATION

You can register with Calcasieu Parish online at www.laota.com.

ONLINE FILING RESOURCES

The Louisiana Department of Revenue has set up a website that allows businesses to pay their sales taxes from one central online location. The site, called Parish E-File, began taking forms and payments on October 1, 2008.

No fees are required to use the site, which allows businesses to file and pay state sales taxes and local sales taxes for all 64 parishes.

Registration requires an email address, a bank account number and sales tax account numbers. The site is at https://parishe-file.revenue. louisiana.gov/. Parishe-file.com - a growing success!

In addition SalesTaxOnline (www.salestaxonline.com) is available for taxpayers to file sales tax returns online. Dealers must register in advance with SalesTaxOnline to be able to file online. Both services are offered free of charge to all dealers.

QUESTIONS & COMMENTS

If you need to find information regarding local sales tax, have a question about a particular tax issue or need a form or application, and have been unable to locate it on our website, please let us know. Click here to contact us with your suggestions and comments.

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