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• Tax service workers allegedly lied on customers' forms; 3 arrested for defrauding La. relief program

  August 2, 2022 3:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Three workers at a tax service are facing criminal charges after they allegedly used customers' tax forms to defraud a disaster relief program in wake of Hurricane Ida. Starr Carbo, Johnnie Mae Ricard and Erica Williams are facing charges for fraudulently submitting forms to receive refunds through... more »

• State income tax deadline June 15; storm-related extension granted to 5 parishes

  June 11, 2021 11:04 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Revenue issued a Friday, June 11 news release stating that for most Louisiana taxpayers, the deadline for filing and paying their 2020 Louisiana state income taxes is June 15, 2021. The filing and payment deadline is extended to Aug. 16 for those... more »

• Reminder: Louisiana's individual income tax filing deadline is June 15

  May 14, 2021 10:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) issued a reminder, Friday, stating that the deadline for filing 2020 Louisiana state individual income tax returns is June 15, 2021. LDR says it granted automatic filing and payment extensions to individual and business taxpayers due to severe winter weather... more »

• Baton Rouge business part of payroll tax fraud lawsuit

  January 30, 2018 7:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Revenue is taking legal action against three Louisiana business accused of evading taxes. According to a release, these businesses failed to withhold the appropriate payroll taxes for their employee's earnings. One of the business is Antunez Painting in Baton Rouge. Other businesses... more »

• Louisiana's sales tax holiday on Fri. and Sat.; 3 percent to be paid by shoppers Play Video

  August 2, 2016 12:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state's annual Sales Tax Holiday is on Friday and Saturday this year, however unlike past years, customers will end up paying some tax. On Friday, Aug. 5 and Saturday, Aug. 6, shoppers will pay three percent sales tax rather than the full five percent. The... more »

• Lafayette used car dealer arrested for tax fraud

  April 18, 2016 2:38 PM

  LAFAYETTE - A Lafayette used car dealer has been charged with a tax fraud scheme that caused the state to lose thousands of dollars in sales tax revenue, the Louisiana Department of Revenue reported Monday. Larry Dwayne Brown, owner of LA Auto Sales in Lafayette, underreported the sale price of... more »

• Where's your tax refund? Details on why it's taking longer this year Play Video

  March 31, 2016 6:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State tax refunds are taking longer than usual for some people since the Louisiana Department of Revenue has purposely slowed the refund process down to fight fraud. Numerous people have complained to WBRZ about the time it has taken to receive refunds. People reported waiting weeks,... more »

• Louisiana Department of Revenue warns taxpayers of scams

  March 17, 2016 3:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Revenue is warning taxpayers about scams from people attempting to steal their personal information. Criminals are contacting people and identifying themselves as representatives of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or state’s Department of Revenue. According to the department, scam artists are threatening taxpayers... more »

• State income tax filing begins Tuesday

  January 19, 2016 9:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE- State income tax filing begins on Tuesday. Taxpayers are able to file their taxes on paper or electronically. The average return time for returns filed electronically is up to 60 days. For paper returns, taxpayers should expect to wait about 12 to 14 weeks. The Department of Revenue... more »