When did Louisiana start taxing SaaS?

January 1, 2025, under La. Act 10 of the 2024 Third Extraordinary Session.

Are information services taxable in Louisiana?

Yes, since 2025-01-01, under the same expansion that reached SaaS and digital products.

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Is SaaS taxable in Louisiana?

Taxable (dated)

Yes, since 2025-01-01. Louisiana expanded its sales tax to SaaS and prewritten-software access, digital products and information services, at a 5% state rate.

Short answer	Taxable since 2025-01-01
Effective date	Taxable from 2025-01-01. State rate 5%, scheduled to step down to 4.75% on 2030-01-01.
Authority	La. Act 10 (2024 3d Ex. Sess., HB 8, signed 2024-12-04); La. Act 11 (2024 3d Ex. Sess., HB 10)
Registry version	v1.24.0 (updated 2026-10-16)

Why

La. Act 10 (2024 3d Ex. Sess., HB 8) extended the state sales and use tax to digital products and services, including SaaS, effective 2025-01-01.

La. Act 11 (HB 10) set the state rate at 5% from 2025-01-01, up from 4.45%, with a scheduled step down to 4.75% on 2030-01-01. Parish taxes are added on top.

Information services were brought in by the same act on the same date and are taxed the same way.

Business vs. consumer buyers

AgentTax applies the same answer to business and consumer buyers here. Only a few states change the answer by buyer: Iowa and Washington exempt some business purchases by statute, and Maryland and Ohio split the rate or taxability by use.

Where the line is

Parishes administer their own sales taxes, and pre-2025 parish treatment of digital transactions is fact-specific.

How AgentTax classifies SaaS

Remotely accessed software sold by subscription or per use: the customer runs the seller's hosted application and never receives a copy. AgentTax routes SaaS and general AI-agent output (content and consulting work) to its digital service category.

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Frequently asked questions

When did Louisiana start taxing SaaS?: January 1, 2025, under La. Act 10 of the 2024 Third Extraordinary Session.
Are information services taxable in Louisiana?: Yes, since 2025-01-01, under the same expansion that reached SaaS and digital products.

Sources

La. Act 10 (2024 3d Ex. Sess., HB 8, signed 2024-12-04)
La. Act 11 (2024 3d Ex. Sess., HB 10)
Louisiana Department of Revenue: Are digital products subject to sales and use tax?

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