The property tax “open rolls” period is here for Louisiana taxpayers. While this annual inspection period is important in any year, legislation which took effect in 2022 has altered the process of appealing a parish assessor’s valuation determination. Therefore, it is critical for taxpayers to take early and appropriate action.
The “open rolls” period in
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The property tax “open rolls” period is here for Louisiana taxpayers. This annual inspection period is important in any year, but this year early and appropriate action is critical in light of recent legislation that affects the process of appealing a valuation determination by a parish assessor.
The “open rolls” period in any Louisiana parish
The Louisiana Tax Commission previously issued an advisory suspending hearings and extending property tax filing deadlines to April 13th to sync with the Governor’s Executive Order. Today, the Louisiana Tax Commission issued a revised advisory extending those deadlines to April 30th, as provided in the most recent Executive Order.
Governor John Bel Edwards has issued another Executive Order suspending legal deadlines as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. This order is more comprehensive than prior orders. In Section 5, he extends deadlines in Title 47 (taxation) until at least April 30 and confirms that administrative agency deadlines are also suspended until April 30.
The statutory and regulatory deadline for appealing an adverse decision of the Louisiana Tax Commission (the “Commission”) is clearly thirty (30) days, but identifying the event that triggers commencement of the deadline has not always been easy. The applicable statute provides that the appeal deadline runs from the date the decision is “entered,” while the