What are the different tax returns and their due dates?


Tax Return and Due Date
  1. Supplier/Permissive Supplier Monthly Return : 22nd day of the month following the period covered.
  2. Distributor/Exporter/Blender Monthly Return : 20th day of the month following the period covered.
  3. Importer Monthly Return : 15th day of the month following the period covered.
  4. Terminal Operator Annual Return : Last day of February.
  5. Interstate Motor Fuel User Quarterly Return : 25th day of the month following the period covered.
  6. Motor Fuel Back Up Tax Return : 20th day of the month following the month the transaction occurred.
The following information returns have a $100 penalty if not filed on or before the due date:
  1. Terminal Operator Monthly Return : 20th day following the period covered.
  2. Motor Fuel Transporter Monthly Return : 20th day following the period covered.
  3. Aviation Fuel Dealer Quarterly Return : 25th day following the period covered.

Filing Dates


News & Announcements

September 02, 2025

Hunters get a tax break during the 2nd Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, Sept. 5-7

BATON ROUGE – Consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition and a wide range of hunting supplies are exempt from state and local sales tax during the Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, Friday, Sept. 5 through Sunday, Sept. 7.

August 26, 2025

LDR partners with OMV in Lafayette to resolve driver’s license suspensions

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is partnering with the state Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) to help Lafayette-area taxpayers resolve driver’s license suspensions.

August 25, 2025

New Orleans-area suspects arrested; products seized in crackdown on illegal vapes

BATON ROUGE – A state task force arrested four people and confiscated tens of thousands of banned substances in the second phase of a statewide crackdown on illegal and unauthorized vape products.


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