Are purchases of bibles, songbooks, or literature by certain religious institutions for instructional classes exempt from sales tax?


No. The exemption reenacted by Act 11 was previously held to be unconstitutional by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the state of Louisiana is enjoined from recognizing the exemption. See RIB 02-006 for more information.


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