Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:1704 – Homestead exemption audit program; city of New Orleans; fees
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:1704
- Property: includes every form, character and kind of property, real, personal, and mixed, tangible and intangible, corporeal and incorporeal, and every share, right, title or interest therein or thereto, and every right, privilege, franchise, patent, copyright, trade-mark, certificate, or other evidence of ownership or interest; bonds, notes, judgments, credits, accounts, or other evidence of indebtedness, and every other thing of value, in possession, on hand, or under the control, at any time during the calendar year for which taxes are levied, within the State of Louisiana, of any person, firm, partnership, association of persons, or corporation, foreign or domestic whether the same be held, possessed, or controlled, as owner, agent, pledgee, mortgagee, or legal representative, or as president, cashier, treasurer, liquidator, assignee, master, superintendent, manager, sequestrator, receiver, trustee, stakeholder, depository, warehouseman, keeper, curator, executor, administrator, legatee, heir, beneficiary, parent, attorney, usufructuary, mandatary, fiduciary, or other capacity, whether the owner be known or unknown; except in the cases of fire, life, or other insurance companies, the notes, judgments, accounts, and credits of nonresident persons, firms, corporations, partnerships, associations, or companies doing business in the State of Louisiana, originating from the business done in this state, are hereby declared to be property with its situs within this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:1702
A. The city of New Orleans may establish a homestead exemption audit program for the property in the city of New Orleans and the parish of Orleans. The purpose of the audit program is to determine if property in the city of New Orleans and the parish of Orleans is the subject of more than one homestead exemption or if property owners in the city of New Orleans and the parish of Orleans are claiming a homestead exemption on more than one property. Provisions governing the execution, administration, and enforcement of the audit program and collections made pursuant to the program shall be established by the city of New Orleans through the promulgation of rules.
B. The city of New Orleans may impose a fee not to exceed ten percent of the total amount of taxes, penalties, and interest which may be due and owed by a taxpayer through this program. The total amount of taxes, penalties, interest, and fees shall be assessed against the taxpayer, to be collected by the tax collector, and remitted to the city of New Orleans.
C. The city of New Orleans is authorized to employ any agents, assistants, auditors, clerks, inspectors, investigators, or other experts to assist in program execution and enforcement. The city of New Orleans is authorized to enter into contracts with these persons; however, the total fees paid pursuant to the contracts shall not exceed the total fees collected by the city of New Orleans pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.
Acts 2019, No. 385, §1.