LAC 61:I.1140 — Exemption from Tax on Corporations

A. Generally, organizations meeting the qualifications included under I.R.C. Sections 501 and 401(a) are exempt from federal and Louisiana income tax liability.
B. However, organizations meeting the qualifications under I.R.C. Sections 501 and 401(a) are not exempt from taxation on unrelated business taxable income or income not included under I.R.C. Sections 501 and 401(a) for federal income tax purposes. Since unrelated business taxable income is not exempt from federal income tax, it is not exempt from Louisiana income tax. The Department of Revenue will begin enforcing this requirement of R.S. 47:287.501 for all taxable periods beginning on and after January 1, 2008.
C. Exceptions
1. Mutual savings banks, national banking corporations, building and loan associations, and savings and loan associations are wholly exempt from the tax imposed by this Chapter regardless of where they are organized.
2. Banking corporations, regardless of where they are organized, which are required by other laws of this state to pay a tax for their shareholders, or whose shareholders are required to pay a tax on their shares of stock are also wholly exempt. Banking corporations, other than those described above, are not exempt from the corporation income tax.
D. An organization claiming a total or partial exemption under R.S. 47:287.501(A) as an organization described in I.R.C. Sections 501 or 401(a) is required to file an income tax return in the same manner as any other corporation. To claim a partial exemption, the organization must submit a copy of the Internal Revenue Service ruling establishing its exempt status under I.R.C. Sections 501 or 401(a) with its return, report any income subject to federal income tax on its Louisiana return, and include with the return a statement that all income not reported on the Louisiana return is exempt from federal income tax under I.R.C. Sections 501 or 401(a). To claim a total exemption the organization must submit a copy of the Internal Revenue Service ruling establishing its exempt status under I.R.C. Sections 501 or 401(a) with its return and include with its return a statement that none of its income was subject to federal income tax.