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10:27

Kim Quillen, T-P - Good morning and welcome to today's online chat with Earl Millet, deputy secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue. Feel free to begin posting your questions now. Earl will begin answering them at 12 noon.

12:04

[Comment From Guest]
when will be recieving our state tax checks?

12:07

Earl Millet - The average turnaround time for electronically filed returns is 5 days. For paper returns, it takes approximately 4 weeks. For specific information on your account, please send an email to the Personal Income Inquiries mailbox on our website. That mailbox can be accessed through the Contact Us portal on our website @ www.louisiana.revenue.gov

12:07

[Comment From Guest]
I didn't file my Louisiana taxes in 2006. I worked in Mississippi and stupidly thought I didn't have to file La taxes. I received a letter saying I owed hundreds of dollars in penalties and taxes. Can I file 2006 taxes now? Would I still have to pay taxes and penalties?

12:09

Earl Millet -

As a resident of Louisiana, you are required to file a resident return. Credit can be claimed on the return for taxes properly due and paid to another state. You may file a 2006 to report the correct taxes due. The link to that site is

https://webtax.revenue.louisiana.gov/Scripts/WebEncore.dll?Index.html

12:09

[Comment From James]
I would like to know if I owe the state taxes for 2008 can I call and make payment arrangements if I do not have the money at this time? Thank You for taking my question

12:13

Earl Millet - You may enclose with your state return an Installment Request for Individual Income. The form can be accessed on our website and is form number R-19026. Please note that if you receive a billing notice, you should send in a second copy of that form. The form can be found at www.louisiana.revenue.gov. Click on Tax Forms, then Individual, then All. From there scroll down to the form.

12:13

[Comment From Charles Taylor]
Mr. Millet,

12:13

[Comment From Guest]
Do we need to file state extensions this year?

12:14

Earl Millet -

Yes, we require that a state extension or a copy of a federal extension be filed by May 15, 2009. See the information provided below.

https://webtax.revenue.louisiana.gov/Scripts/WebEncore.dll?Index.html

Taxpayers have four options for requesting a state income tax filing extension (see Revenue Information Bulletin No. 09-005):

1. File a paper state extension Form R-2868.

2. File an extension request electronically via Louisiana File Online (fileonline.revenue.louisiana.gov), the Department of Revenue’s free online tax filing application.

3. File a paper copy of the IRS extension Federal Form 4868 with LDR on or before the due date of the Louisiana individual income tax return (generally May 15th).Federal and state extensions may be faxed to the Department of Revenue at 225-231-6211 or mailed to:

Return Extensions Louisiana Department of Revenue P. O. Box 751Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0751

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