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  • Can I amend a previously filed return?
  • Can I file and pay online?
  • Can I request the seller's Letter of Good Standing?
  • Can I use the seller's Louisiana Revenue Account Number after I purchase the business?
  • Can the purchase agreement make the seller solely responsible?
  • Do I have to file a return if I had no sales?
  • Does an asset purchase avoid successor liability?
  • How do I close my account?
  • How do I know if my business must collect the NOEHA Food & Beverage Tax?
  • How do I update my business information?
  • I changed my business phone number or email address.
  • I closed my business.
  • I closed one of my business locations.
  • I have never filed a return. Where do I start?
  • I opened another location. Do I need to tell LDR?
  • I sold my business.
  • I updated my address with the Secretary of State. Do I still need to notify LDR?
  • Is a purchaser automatically liable for all of the seller's debts?
  • My business changed its name. What should I do?
  • My business moved. Do I need to notify LDR?
  • What happens if I file or pay late?
  • What if I didn't know about this tax?
  • What if I'm buying only part of the business?
  • What if I owe several months or years of tax?
  • What if my business has been open for some time and I have never collected or remitted the tax?
  • What is a Letter of Good Standing?
  • Why does LDR encourage businesses to use a USPS-recognized mailing address?

Related pages

  • Can I amend a previously filed return?
  • Can I file and pay online?
  • Can I request the seller's Letter of Good Standing?
  • Can I use the seller's Louisiana Revenue Account Number after I purchase the business?
  • Can the purchase agreement make the seller solely responsible?
  • Do I have to file a return if I had no sales?
  • Does an asset purchase avoid successor liability?
  • How do I close my account?
  • How do I know if my business must collect the NOEHA Food & Beverage Tax?
  • How do I update my business information?
  • I changed my business phone number or email address.
  • I closed my business.
  • I closed one of my business locations.
  • I have never filed a return. Where do I start?
  • I opened another location. Do I need to tell LDR?
  • I sold my business.
  • I updated my address with the Secretary of State. Do I still need to notify LDR?
  • Is a purchaser automatically liable for all of the seller's debts?
  • My business changed its name. What should I do?
  • My business moved. Do I need to notify LDR?
  • What happens if I file or pay late?
  • What if I didn't know about this tax?
  • What if I'm buying only part of the business?
  • What if I owe several months or years of tax?
  • What if my business has been open for some time and I have never collected or remitted the tax?
  • What is a Letter of Good Standing?
  • Why does LDR encourage businesses to use a USPS-recognized mailing address?

What if the seller has unfiled tax returns?


LDR will not issue a Letter of Good Standing while required tax returns remain unfiled.

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