Louisiana Sales and Use Tax

The Louisiana sales tax rate is currently4.45%.

In Louisiana, each county, city and special district can add sales taxes on top of the state rate.

Sales tax rates in Louisiana are destination-based  meaning the sales tax rate is determined from the shipping address. This complicates business for retailers who need to have the exact and up-to-date sales tax rate for every shipment they make.

Use our easy Sales Tax Online Lookup Solution which includes a free sales tax calculator to see the breakdown of the Louisiana taxes by municipality. After entering a ZIP code, you can enter a retail price to calculate the sales tax totals.

See all the Zip2Tax solutions available for Louisiana sales taxes here.

Special Tax Rules for Louisiana:

• Shipping is not taxable if separately stated and other specific terms are met.
• Finance charges are exempt from sales tax.
• Clothing is taxed at the same rate as the general sales tax.
• Louisiana Sales tax holidays are held for hurricane preparedness items, for the state tax portion of most retail sales in late summer, and for some hunting supplies

Follow this link to the Louisiana Department of Revenue for more information.