§1576.2. Installment agreements; fees

            A. The total amount of tax due on any tax return shall be paid no later than the date the return is required to be filed. However, if the taxpayer qualifies for an installment payment agreement, the secretary may consider an installment payment agreement for any taxes, interest, and penalties due, subject to the following requirements:

            (1) The secretary shall charge a fee of one hundred five dollars to establish a standard installment payment agreement with a taxpayer. All payments for installment payment agreement fees shall be paid to the secretary of the Department of Revenue.

            (2) If the taxpayer defaults on the installment payment agreement, the secretary shall charge a fee of sixty dollars to reinstate the agreement. Payment of the reinstatement fee shall be made to the secretary of the Department of Revenue.

            (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the secretary shall not charge a fee to enter into a standard installment payment agreement with any taxpayer whose adjusted gross income is less than or equal to twenty-five thousand dollars.

            (4) Money received by the secretary from fees imposed pursuant to this Section shall be deposited into the state treasury and, after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, shall be designated as self-generated revenues of the Department of Revenue.

            B. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the fees provided for in this Section.

            Acts 2015, No. 130, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.