AI-assisted research summary: The collector may enforce unpaid collected sales and use taxes by holding certain responsible officers, directors, managers, or members personally liable.
§337.46. Special authority to enforce collection of taxes collected or withheld; personal liability of certain officers and directors A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if any corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership fails to file returns or to remit the sales and use taxes collected from purchasers or consumers under the local ordinance and this Chapter, the collector is authorized, as an alternative means of enforcing collection, to hold those officers or directors, or those managers or members as defined in R.S. 12:1301(A)(12) and (13), having direct control or supervision of such taxes or charged with the responsibility of filing such returns and remitting such taxes and who willfully fail to remit or account for such taxes collected, personally liable for the total amount of such taxes collected, and not accounted for or not remitted, together with any interest, penalties, and fees accruing thereon. Collection of the total amount due may be made from any one or any combination of such officers or directors, or managers or members as defined in R.S. 12:1301(A)(12) and (13), who willfully fail to remit or account for such taxes collected, by use of any of the alternative remedies for the collection of taxes as provided in R.S. 47:337.45. B. A corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership by resolution of the board of directors or members may designate an officer or director, or a manager or member as defined in R.S. 12:1301(A)(12) and (13) having direct control or supervision of such taxes or charged with the responsibility of filing such returns and remitting such taxes, and such resolution shall be filed with the secretary of state. C. An action may be brought before the Board of Tax Appeals or any court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to any of the provisions of R.S. 47:337.33 or 337.61 to enforce the obligation of a taxpayer, dealer, or of any party subject to this Section. Acts 2003, No. 73, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2018, No. 143, §1, eff. May 11, 2018.