2017 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 47 - Revenue and Taxation
RS 47:120.241 - Income tax checkoff; donation for The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, Inc.

SUBPART QQ. THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN

NEW ORLEANS, INC. DONATION

§120.241. Income tax checkoff; donation for The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, Inc.

A. Every individual who files an individual income tax return for the current tax year and who is entitled to a refund may designate on his current year return that all or any portion of the total amount of the refund to which he is entitled shall be donated to The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, Inc., in lieu of that amount being paid to him as a refund. The refund shall be reduced by the amount so designated. The designation shall be made at the time of filing the current year tax return and shall be made upon the income tax return form as prescribed by the secretary of the Department of Revenue. Donated monies shall be administered by the secretary and distributed to The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, Inc., in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 47:120.37. No donation made under the provisions of this Subpart shall be invalid for want of an authentic act.

B. The House Committee on Ways and Means may, at its discretion, request a report from The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, Inc., relative to its operations. The form and content of the report shall be prescribed by the chairman of the committee but shall at a minimum contain a detailed explanation of the revenues and expenditures, as well as a description of the organization's activities. The committee may summon any person employed by or associated with The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, Inc., to provide testimony with respect to the report.

Acts 2014, No. 249, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.