Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:830

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Tax: means the amount of tax due under this Chapter, and any amount of interest due under this Chapter, unless the intention to give it a more limited meaning is disclosed by the context. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:821
  • Taxpayer: means any person liable to pay any tax or file any return under this Chapter, regardless of whether such person has paid any tax or filed the required return. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:821

Any prescription running against the tax imposed by this Chapter shall be suspended by the filing of any pleading with any court of proper jurisdiction for the collection or refund of the tax or by means of a written agreement between the taxpayer and the secretary of the Department of Revenue made prior to the lapse of the prescriptive period.

Acts 1984, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §3, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2.

{{NOTE:  SEE ACTS 1984, 1ST EX. SESS., NO. 8, §4, EFF. MARCH 27, 1984.}}