The Bureau of Revenue of New Orleans takes care of all matters concerning taxes. Whether you are paying business, occupational license or parking taxes, you can find every bit of information about it from this office. Their website also offers taxpayers a more convenient, efficient and secure way of paying taxes and other revenue dues online. Read More..

The Louisiana Department of Revenue is the tax-governing body of the state. But in the city of New Orleans, the Bureau of Revenue, which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance, is the direct tax-governing body of the city. And although, its office is being housed by the city hall of New Orleans, the city mayor and the city council does not have a direct control over this office. Read More..

An Occupational License Tax is applicable for retail dealers in merchandise such as food, apparel or equipment, and utilities like gasoline and fuel. Retail dealers in services like lending or mortgage services, and rentals are also required to pay an occupational license tax. It is also applicable to those who work as commission and brokerage agents. Facilities and establishments which are also involved in public utilities, like power and water supply, are also subject to occupational license tax. Read More..

There are two types of property tax in New Orleans: one is a real estate tax and another is the business personal property tax. Assessment of properties is based on 10% of the fair market value of the property. Houses with a market value of $75,000 or more are subject to property tax. Read More..

According to the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (NOEHA), any restaurant or food service establishment, whether fixed or mobile, and whether they sell prepared-upon-order or pre-manufactured food and beverage, located in the Orleans Parish (County) and in the New Orleans International Airport is subjected to tax. Read More..

Crude oil prices nowadays are as expensive as gold and a bulk of gas prices is attributed from the tax that federal and state laws impose on it. Read More..

The local government of New Orleans started offering tax exemptions or incentives for film, television, musical and theatre productions shot, staged or produced in New Orleans since 2002. Read More..

A Tax Identification Number is required by almost all cities and states in the US when one has started filing or reporting tax returns, whether it be personal income taxes, business tax, occupational license tax, sales tax, etc. Read More..

If you deliberately neglect to file your tax within the specified period allotted for filing, or wrongly specify your deductions or income so as to decrease your tax dues, or fail to demonstrate transparency in your tax books and documents, and other tactics geared to evade your tax obligations, then you have committed tax fraud which is a grave federal and state offense punishable by imprisonment and fines. Read More..