2021 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation
§1775. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 1775 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.

NOTE: §1775 as enacted by Acts 2021, No. 297, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.

RS 1775 - Voluntary Disclosure Agreements; unemployment tax

A.(1) After the administrator has reviewed the application and determined from the information included therein that the applicant qualifies for a voluntary disclosure agreement, the administrator shall send a copy of the agreement to the applicant or the applicant's representative for signature.

(2) The applicant or applicant's representative, acting under the authority of a power of attorney, shall sign the agreement and return it to the administrator within thirty calendar days of the postmark or email date, or within any extension of time authorized by the administrator beyond thirty calendar days from the postmark or email date.

(3) After the signed agreement is received from the applicant, the administrator or his authorized representative shall sign the agreement and return a copy of the agreement which has been signed by both parties to the applicant.

(4) The administrator shall credit the account of all workers identified by the applicant in the application for unemployment benefits with respect to the look-back period.

B. After all unemployment tax and interest due for the look-back period have been paid, the delinquent penalties shall be waived.

C.(1) All unemployment tax due for the look-back period shall be paid within sixty calendar days of the administrator's signing date of the voluntary disclosure agreement or within any extension of time authorized by the administrator beyond sixty calendar days of the signing date. All schedules or returns required by the administrator to show the amount of tax due shall be included with this payment.

(2) The administrator shall compute the interest due for the tax disclosed by the applicant and send a schedule by mail or email to the applicant or his representative showing the amount of tax and interest due. The applicant shall submit payment of the full amount of the interest within thirty calendar days from the postmark or email date of the schedule or, if applicable, within any extension of time granted by the administrator. If payment of the full amount due has not been received at the expiration of such time, the administrator may void the agreement.

D. The terms of the voluntary disclosure agreement shall be valid, binding, and enforceable by and against all parties, including their transferees, successors, and assignees.

E. The administrator may void the voluntary disclosure agreement if the applicant fails to comply with any of the conditions outlined in the agreement.

Acts 2021, No. 297, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.