Louisiana taxes through the Louisiana Department of Revenue at a 4.45% statewide base rate, with local rates stacking on top and economic nexus for remote sellers at $100,000 in sales. Filing runs monthly or quarterly by liability. For home services & field trades, that combination is what decides how much of your month-end is bookkeeping and how much is compliance.
Employer registration runs through the Louisiana Workforce Commission, and the entity is registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State. Parishes administer their own sales tax collection. The Remote Sellers Commission provides a single filing point for qualifying remote sellers only.
Sales tax authority
Louisiana Department of Revenue — 4.45% statewide base rate
Economic nexus
$100,000 in sales
Filing cadence
Monthly or quarterly by liability
Employer registration
Louisiana Workforce Commission
Entity registration
Louisiana Secretary of State
Labor, materials, and installation in Louisiana
The question that decides Louisiana sales tax for home services & field trades is how labor, materials, and installation are treated — states split on whether the contractor is the end consumer of materials or a reseller, and whether installation labor is taxable. Parishes administer their own sales tax collection. The Remote Sellers Commission provides a single filing point for qualifying remote sellers only. We code parts and labor separately on every job so the treatment is deliberate.
Licensing and registration in Louisiana
Contractor and trade licensing in Louisiana is administered separately from tax registration, and the entity itself is registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State. Licensing is not bookkeeping, but it touches the books — license and permit costs, bonding, and insurance all need consistent treatment, and lenders reviewing a home services & field trades file will look for them.
Payroll and employer registration in Louisiana
Employer registration in Louisiana runs through the Louisiana Workforce Commission, a different agency from the Louisiana Department of Revenue that handles your sales tax — a separate account number, a separate login, and separate deadlines. Businesses routinely register for one and forget the other, then discover the gap when a notice arrives.
Louisiana rates and sourcing
The Louisiana statewide base rate is 4.45%. Local rates stack on top and are generally sourced to the delivery address, so the effective rate varies within the state. Getting sourcing right is what keeps the liability account matching what you actually collected.
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Free review
We check where your home services & field trades books stand and whether Louisiana activity has crossed $100,000 in sales.
Register what is needed
Accounts set up with the Louisiana Department of Revenue, plus the Louisiana Workforce Commission if you have employees here.
Catch up
Back periods cleaned up at a fixed quoted price, including any Louisiana liability that was collected but never reconciled.
Close on cadence
Monthly close worked backward from your Louisiana due dates — monthly or quarterly by liability.
Home Services & Field Trades Bookkeeping in Louisiana — Frequently Asked Questions
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