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Resolve a Tax Balance

If you owe Louisiana taxes, LDR offers several options to help you resolve your balance. The fastest and most convenient way to manage your account is through LaTAP, where eligible taxpayers can:

  • Check your current balance due
  • Make a payment
  • Request a payment plan
  • Review notices and correspondence
  • View account history
  • Manage your tax accounts

Access LaTAP

What Would You Like to do?

 

Pay My Balance

Make a payment through LaTAP

Set Up a Payment Plan

Apply for an installment agreement

Explore Payment Relief

Learn about Offers in Compromise and penalty relief

Understand Collection Actions

Learn what actions LDR may take if a balance remains unpaid

 

Ways to Resolve Your Balance

Payment Plans

Need more time to pay your tax debt?

Eligible taxpayers may request a monthly payment plan through LaTAP to pay their balance over time.

Request a Payment Plan

 

Offer in Compromise

If paying your tax debt in full would create a financial hardship, you may qualify to settle your liability for less than the full amount owed.

Learn About Offers in Compromise

Penalties

Learn why penalties are assessed, how they are calculated, and when penalty relief may be available.

Penalty Information

Bankruptcy

Learn how bankruptcy may affect your Louisiana tax liabilities and collection activity.

Bankruptcy Information

Resolve Your Balance Before Collection Action Begins

LDR encourages taxpayers to resolve their balances as soon as possible. Paying your balance, requesting a payment plan, or contacting the Department before collection action begins may help avoid additional enforcement actions authorized by Louisiana law.

Collection Actions

If a tax liability remains unpaid after all required notices have been issued and opportunities to resolve the debt have been provided, Louisiana law authorizes the Louisiana Department of Revenue to take collection actions to collect the amount owed.

Collection actions may include:

  • Alcohol and Tobacco License or Permit Suspension or Revocation – Suspending or revoking qualifying licenses or permits for delinquent trust taxes.
  • Bank Levy – Seizing funds from your bank or financial institution.
  • Cash Seizure – Seizing cash or cash equivalents from a business.
  • Cease and Desist Order – Ordering a business to stop operating until tax compliance requirements are met, when authorized by law.
  • Driver's License Suspension – Suspending driving privileges for qualifying tax liabilities.
  • Hunting and Fishing License Suspension – Suspending qualifying recreational licenses.
  • Louisiana Tax Refund Offsets – Applying state tax refunds to eligible outstanding debts.
  • Outside Collection Agency – Referring a tax liability to a contracted collection agency for collection.
  • Successor Liability – Holding a purchaser of a business liable for certain unpaid taxes owed by the seller, as provided by law.
  • Tax Liens – Filing a lien against your property to secure the tax debt.
  • Wage Garnishment – Withholding a portion of your wages to satisfy a tax debt.

Need Additional Assistance?

Most balance issues can be resolved online through LaTAP.

If you need additional assistance or cannot resolve your issue online, contact the appropriate LDR office for help.

Contact LDR

Updated July 06, 2026

Frequently-Asked Questions

What if I cannot pay my balance in full?

You may qualify for a payment plan or, in limited circumstances, an Offer in Compromise.

Can collection action be stopped?

In many cases, yes. Paying your balance in full or entering into an approved payment agreement before collection action occurs may prevent additional enforcement actions.

Can my driver's license or business license be suspended?

Certain unpaid tax liabilities may result in license suspension or other enforcement actions when authorized by Louisiana law.

Can LDR garnish my wages or levy my bank account?

Yes. Wage garnishment, bank levies, and other collection actions may occur if a tax liability remains unresolved after all required notices and opportunities to resolve the debt have been provided.

Can someone represent me before LDR?

Yes. You may authorize an individual, such as a tax professional or attorney, to represent you before LDR by submitting a Power of Attorney.