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Electronic Services for Tax Preparers

• E-file Seminar for Tax Professionals - Baton Rouge (10/27/2009)
• E-file Seminar for Tax Professionals - Monroe (11/4/2009)
• E-file Seminar for Tax Professionals - Shreveport (11/5/2009)
• E-file Seminar for Tax Professionals - Alexandria (11/10/2009)
• E-file Seminar for Tax Professionals - Lake Charles (11/17/2009)
• E-file Seminar for Tax Professionals - Lafayette (11/18/2009)
• E-file Seminar for Tax Professionals - Hammond (12/8/2009)

Information on workshops to be held in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Thibodaux coming soon!

• Mailboxes for Billing and Refund Inquiries for Individuals and Businesses
• eFax Number for Tax Preparers
• Individual Income Tax Bulk Extensions

Electronic Filing Mandate For Tax Preparers

• The Law - La. R.S. 47:1520
• The Regulation - LAC 61:III:1501. Requirement for Tax Preparers to File Income Tax Returns Electronically
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Approved Software Vendors
• Brochure - E-Filing for Tax Professionals
• Brochure - E-Filing for Taxpayers
• Comparison of State Electronic Filing Mandate For Individual Income Tax
• Comparison of Electronic Filing Costs For The Most Common Software Packages
• Practitioner Electronic Filing Guide

LDR e-Services

• Magnetic Media Specifications for W2 Reporting
• Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

Tax Forms

• Filing Deadlines
• Addresses for Mailing Returns
• Downloadable Tax Forms
• Tax Forms Request
• Approved Substitute Tax Return (Scannable Return) Software Vendors

Legal Information

• Administrative Code (NOI and Rules)
• Legislative Summaries
• Policy Documents
• 2008 Tax Year Changes to Resident Individual Income Tax Return Form IT-540
• 2008 Tax Year Changes to Nonresident and Part-Year Resident Individual Income Tax Return Form T – 540B

Withholding Tax Information

• Magnetic Media Specifications for W2 Reporting
• Withholding Tax Formula Method
• Withholding Tables and Instructions for Employers
• Withholding Formula Examples