re: Louisiana Sales Tax - Special Events - Paging Poodlebrain; LSUFanHouston

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I agree, the $500 penalty is just something out of thin air. I've seen no law that substantiates it

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The $500 isn't a penalty. It is the LDR's "estimate" of how much tax someone should owe, so it is a proposed assessment of tax. It is like the $100 estimate of franchise tax the LDR assesses when it doesn't receive a franchise tax return from entities who are exempt from the franchise tax. You have to prove to them that you don't owe the tax, or that you owe less.