Louisiana Revised Statutes — Title 47 (Revenue and Taxation)
La. R.S. 47:1512
Power to employ counsel; attorney fees
# A.
The collector is authorized to employ private counsel to assist in the collection of any taxes, penalties, or interest due under this Title, or to represent him in any proceeding under this Title. The private counsel employed by the collector in accordance with this Section may be paid reasonable attorney fees and reasonable expenses out of current collections of the particular tax at issue, not to exceed ten percent of the taxes, penalties, and interest at issue.
# B.
If any taxes, penalties, or interest due under this Title are referred to an attorney for collection of a delinquent account after the assessment has become final, an additional charge for attorney fees, in the amount of ten percent of the taxes, penalties, and interest due, shall be paid by the taxpayer.
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In this chapter (37 sections)
- 47:1501 · Definitions
- 47:1502 · Administration by collector
- 47:1502.1 · Merger and consolidation of state tax collector for the…
- 47:1503 · Powers of authorized representatives of collector
- 47:1504 · Organization of Department of Revenue
- 47:1504.1 · Criminal history information; access to federal tax…
- 47:1505 · Collector's bond
- 47:1506 · Collector's records
- 47:1506.1 · Microfilm or microfiche records; electronic digitized…
- 47:1507 · Authentication of secretary's records; fees for searching for…
- 47:1508 · Confidentiality of tax records
- 47:1508.1 · Unauthorized disclosure of information
- 47:1509 · Publication of tax information
- 47:1510 · Preservation of returns and reports
- 47:1511 · Power to make rules and regulations
- 47:1512 · Power to employ counsel; attorney fees
- 47:1513 · Power to administer oaths
- 47:1514 · Power to extend time to file returns and pay tax
- 47:1515 · Prohibition of class action lawsuits
- 47:1515.1 · Sales tax refund; new housing construction
- 47:1515.2 · Authority to collect fees; office of conservation
- 47:1515.3 · Authority to collect severance taxes; Department of…
- 47:1516 · Out-of-state debt collection
- 47:1516.1 · In-state debt collection
- 47:1517 · Tax exemption budget
- 47:1517.1 · Tax incentives; state agencies and state offices that…
- 47:1517.2 · Tax incentive and economic development program evaluation…
- 47:1518 · Authority to require whole-dollar reporting on tax returns
- 47:1519 · Payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer; credit or…
- 47:1520 · Electronically filed returns; signatures
- 47:1520.1 · Electronically filed returns; signatures and direct deposit
- 47:1520.2 · Electronically filed claims for refunds; overpayment of…
- 47:1521 · Immediate disposition of collections
- 47:1522 · Alternative dispute resolution
- 47:1523 · Reciprocal agreements; federal government
- 47:1524 · Tax credit registry; requirements; limitations
- 47:1525 · Louisiana Tax Institute; membership, terms, and duties and…