Louisiana § RS 47:306.5 - Annual reporting requirement

§ RS 47:306.5. Annual reporting requirement

            A.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, transactions listed in Subsection B of this Section involving sales of tangible personal property, digital products, or services that are not subject to state sales and use tax pursuant to the exclusions and exemptions provided by law shall be subject to an annual reporting requirement based on transactions occurring during the previous fiscal year, beginning on July first of the preceding year and ending on June thirtieth of the current year. 

            (2) The annual report shall include all of the following information:

            (a) The name of the organization.

            (b) The federal and state tax identification numbers of the organization.

            (c) Annual gross sales of tangible personal property, digital products, or services that are not subject to state sales and use tax pursuant to the exclusions and exemptions provided for in Subsection B of this Section.

            (d) Any additional information required by the secretary that is necessary to determine the annual sales tax revenue loss to the state related to the exclusion or exemption as required by R.S. 47:1517.

            (3) The annual report is due on the thirtieth day of September of each year.

            (4) The annual report shall be submitted electronically to the secretary on a form provided by the secretary.

            B. The transactions listed in this Subsection shall be subject to the annual reporting requirement.

            (1) Sales of room rentals by a homeless shelter as provided in R.S. 47:305(E)(1).

            (2) Sales of food items by a youth-serving organization chartered by the United States Congress as provided in R.S. 47:305(D)(1)(d).

            (3) Sales by a parochial or private elementary or secondary school that complies with the court order from the Dodd Brumfield decision and Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as provided in R.S. 47:305.6(2).

            (4) Sales of admissions to athletic and entertainment events as provided in R.S. 47:305.6(5).

            (5) Sales of meals by an educational institution, medical facility, or mental institution, or occasional meals furnished by an educational or medical organization as provided in R.S. 47:305(D)(2).

            C. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Section, the annual reporting requirement shall not apply to nonprofit entities and their affiliates that have been granted an exemption from federal income tax pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

            Acts 2016, 2^nd Ex. Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2024, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §1, eff. Dec. 4, 2024; Acts 2024, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 11, §2, eff. Dec. 4, 2024.