La. Revenue and Taxation § 47:357

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 47:357 - Brokerage and commission agents

A. For every factorage, commission, or brokerage business; dealers in stocks or bonds as principal; stocks, bonds, or cotton factors, commission or brokerage businesses, whether or not the principal or party solicited is within or without the state, including but not limited to all businesses enumerated in this Section, the license shall be based on gross annual commissions and brokerages earned on sales and purchases. The amount of the license shall be as shown in the table below and shall be subject to applicable deductions.

If the Gross Annual Commission and Brokerage are:		The Annual License Shall Be:
As Much As	But Less Than
$ 0	$ 15,000	$ 50
15,000	20,000	70
20,000	25,000	90
25,000	30,000	112
30,000	40,000	137
40,000	50,000	180
50,000	65,000	225
65,000	80,000	300
80,000	100,000	360
100,000	125,000	450
125,000	150,000	600
150,000	175,000	675
175,000	200,000	750
200,000	250,000	900
250,000	300,000	1,050
300,000	350,000	1,200
350,000	400,000	1,400
400,000	450,000	1,600
450,000	500,000	1,800
500,000	550,000	2,000
550,000	600,000	2,200
600,000	650,000	2,400
650,000	700,000	2,600
700,000	750,000	2,800
750,000	800,000	3,000
800,000	850,000	3,200
850,000	900,000	3,400
900,000	950,000	3,600
950,000	3,700

B. This schedule includes, but is not limited to:

(1) Brokerages in money, produce, or sugar.

(2) Cotton compress businesses.

(3) Cotton factor and commission businesses.

(4) Cotton future brokerages.

(5) Cotton pickeries.

(6) Distillers of alcohol.

(7) Grain and product commission houses.

(8) Businesses engaged in leasing, renting, or licensing the use of immovable property.

(9) Livestock auctions.

(10) Manufacturer's agents.

(11) Operators of office buildings.

(12) Owners or lessees of toll bridges or ferries.

(13) Real estate brokers.

(14) Slaughter houses.

(15) Steamboat or steamship agencies.

(16) Stock or bonds brokerages.

(17) Sugar factories.

C. For carrying on each business of dealing in or buying and selling stocks or bonds, as principal, the license shall be based on gross annual profits; however, where no gross annual profit is realized, the minimum tax under the above schedule shall be paid.

La. Revenue and Taxation § 47:357

Acts 1986, No. 1017, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 752, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, No. 319, §1.

Acts 1986, No. 1017, §1, eff. 1/1/1987; Acts 1988, No. 752, §1, eff. 1/1/1989; Acts 1991, No. 319, §1.