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- IRS Requires Employer Identification Numbers for Disregarded Entities Beginning in 2009
By Kevin C. Curry Historically, the IRS has said that a disregarded entity could (and maybe should) use the owner's taxpayer identification number for income and other tax purposes. For employment tax reporting, the IRS issued Notice 99-6, 1999-1 CB 321 , which said that employment taxes for employees of a disregarded entity could be reported by a disregarded entity in one of two ways: (1) Calculation, reporting, and payment of all employment tax obligations with respect to employees of a disregarded entity by its owner (as though the employees of the disregarded entity are employed directly by the owner) and under the owner's name and taxpayer identification number; or (2) Separate calculation, reporting, and payment of all employment tax obligations by each state law entity with respect to its employees under its own name and taxpayer identification number.Beginning next year, disregarded entities with employees must have their own employer identification numbers (EIN's) for .... - Louisiana Property Tax Assessment Review Procedures Arcane
by Christopher J. Dicharry Local governments in Louisiana are authorized to impose annual ad valorem property taxes on immovable and corporeal movable property. La. Const. of 1974 art. 6, §§ 26, 27 & 30. Property owners are required to file annual renditions prior to April 1 of each year. La. R.S. 47:2324. Locally elected assessors annually determine the fair market value and assessed value of property based upon the status and condition of taxable property on January 1 of each tax year and are responsible for listing the assessments on the official assessment lists. La. R.S. 47:1952. The assessment lists are open for public inspection during a fifteen day period determined by the assessor. Generally, the fifteen day period must fall between August 15 and September 15 of each year. La. R.S. 47:1992(G). During the fifteen day period, taxpayers may confirm their assessments and discuss changes to the assessments with the assessor. La. R.S. 47:1992(A)(2). Within three days .... - Property Owners with Hurricane Gustav Damage Entitled to Reduced Property Tax Assessments
By Chris Dicharry Property taxes in Louisiana are based on the fair market value of taxable property. The assessors make the fair market value determination based upon the status and condition of property as of January 1 of each tax year. Certain types of immovable property are generally revalued every four years; however if market conditions suggest changes in fair market value, adjustments can be made during the four year cycle. Most equipment and personal property is valued annually. La. R.S. 47:1978 and La. R.S. 47:1978.1 provide relief provisions for property owners that sustain damage after January 1 due to flooding or a natural disaster. La. R.S. 47:1978.1, which was enacted after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, provides that if buildings, structures or personal property are damaged, destroyed, non-operational or uninhabitable due to an emergency declared by the Governor then the assessment of such property should take into account all damage to the property even if the ....
