Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers public meetings in 2025
7 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers
The Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers will meet to review budget amendments and a software services agreement. The body will also discuss a proposal for additional office space.
- Neumo Software Maintenance, Hosting and Support Services Agreement
- Proposal for Additional Office Space
- Budget Amendments
- Approval of October 9, 2025 meeting minutes
The Commission approved the meeting minutes from October 9, 2025. Other items, including a proposal for additional office space and budget amendments, were deferred to the next meeting.
- Approved meeting minutes from October 9, 2025 (unanimous)
Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers
The Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers is holding a regular meeting to approve minutes from September 18, 2025, and receive an executive director's report on distribution, budget, and other updates. No specific decisions or proposals are listed on the agenda.
- Approval of minutes from September 18, 2025 meeting
- Report from Executive Director on distribution report and budget
The Commission unanimously approved the minutes from the September 18, 2025 meeting. The Executive Director provided reports on tax distributions, account totals, and audit activity. No other substantive decisions were made.
- Approved September 18, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)
Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers
The commission will vote on a change order with Avenu to create an occupancy tax return and related system functionality. It will also discuss and possibly approve penalty waivers over $20,000 in executive session. The meeting includes approval of prior minutes and a report from the executive director on distribution, budget, and other updates.
- Action item: Avenu change order to create occupancy tax return and related system functionality
- Executive session: Penalty waivers over $20,000
- Approval of minutes from July 17, 2025 meeting
- Report from executive director on distribution report and budget
The Commission approved a change order to create an occupancy tax module for marketplace facilitators. The board also approved the July 17, 2025 meeting minutes and granted penalty waivers exceeding $25,000 following an executive session.
- Approved July 17, 2025 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
- Approved $154,539 Avenu change order for occupancy tax module (Unanimous)
- Approved penalty waivers over $25,000 (Unanimous)
Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers
The Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers will review distribution reports and budget updates. The meeting includes an executive session regarding a Board of Tax Appeals case involving Extended Care Professional, LLC.
- Approval of June 18, 2025 meeting minutes
- Executive Director's report on distribution and budget
- Executive Session: State of Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals, Extended Care Professional, LLC vs Louisiana Remote Sellers Commission, Docket No. 14142D
The Commission unanimously approved the June 18, 2025, meeting minutes. Members also voted to grant the Executive Director authority to settle a case discussed during a closed executive session.
- Approved June 18, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved motion to enter Executive Session for penalty waivers (unanimous)
- Approved motion to exit Executive Session (unanimous)
- Authorized Executive Director to settle a case based on reviewed parameters (unanimous)
Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers
The Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers will discuss and vote on its FY 2024-25 budget, renewal of a financial services contract, and the executive director's penalty waiver authority. The commission will also consider delegating audit authority to the Louisiana Department of Revenue and discuss resources needed to assume in-state sales tax collections. Elections for chairman and vice-chairman for FY 2024-25 are scheduled.
- FY 2024-25 Budget
- Renewal of Financial Services Contract
- Executive Director’s Penalty Waiver Authority
- Authority to Approve Settlements
- Discussion of delegating audit authority to Louisiana Department of Revenue
The Commission unanimously approved the FY 2024-25 budget and authorized the renewal of a financial services contract. It also increased the Executive Director's penalty waiver limit and elected new leadership for the fiscal year.
- Approved FY 2024-25 budget (unanimous)
- Approved renewal of financial services contract capped at $195,000 (unanimous)
- Increased Executive Director's penalty waiver authority from $5,000 to $25,000 (unanimous)
- Approved 13 penalty waivers following executive session (unanimous)
- Elected Shawn McManus as Chairman (unanimous)
- Elected Andrew Perilloux as Vice-Chairman (unanimous)
- Approved meeting minutes from May 15, 2025 (unanimous)
Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers
The Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers will review financial and distribution reports. The body will discuss the FY 2025-26 budget and the Executive Director’s penalty waiver authority limit.
- FY 2025-26 Budget discussion
- Executive Director’s Penalty Waiver Authority Limit
- 2025 Regular Legislative Session updates
- Distribution and Financial Reports
The Commission unanimously approved the renewal of two legal contracts through June 30, 2026, and approved the March 20, 2025, meeting minutes. The Executive Director reported that March 2025 collections reached $67,348,842.58, a 15% increase over the previous year.
- Approved meeting minutes from March 20, 2025 (Unanimous)
- Approved renewal of two legal contracts through June 30, 2026 (Unanimous)
Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers
The Louisiana Housing Corporation Board will discuss updates from the 2024 Third Extraordinary Legislative Session. The board will also consider penalty waivers in executive session. Other business includes approval of minutes, executive director report, distribution report, and financial report.
- Update on changes from the 2024 Third Extraordinary Legislative Session
- Executive session for penalty waivers
- Approval of minutes from December 19, 2024 meeting
- Report from Executive Director
- Financial Report
The Commission approved the minutes from December 19, 2024, and granted 13 penalty waivers, though one waiver was only partially approved for specific 2022 periods. The Executive Director reported record-high monthly tax collections and the creation of a new escrow account.
- Approved meeting minutes from December 19, 2024 (unanimous)
- Approved 13 penalty waivers, with one waiver partially denied for July 2022 through December 2022 (unanimous)