Louisiana - New Company Registration

New Company Registration for Louisiana

This guide covers registration for the following Louisiana Tax Agencies:

Louisiana Department of Revenue
Louisiana Workforce Commission

This covers registration for the following types of tax:

State Withholding Income Tax
Unemployment Insurance Tax (UI)

Part 1: Registration Steps for combined registration - if you have not already registered with the Secretary of State

Part 2: Registration Steps for each agency separately - if you have already registered with the Secretary of State

Part 1: Registration Steps for combined registration

Use these steps if you have not already registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State

Combined registration is available only if you have not already registered with the Secretary of State’s office. If you have already registered, separate registration instructions in Part 2.

The online business registration allows you to file your business (i.e. corporation, LLC, partnership, etc.), register for a Louisiana tax account number, and apply for an unemployment insurance account number.

If you have NOT registered your business with the Secretary of State’s office:

1. register your business

Go to Revenue.louisiana.gov
Under businesses, select “Register a New Business”
Click on the geauxBIZ.com link
Select "Sign In or Create Account"
Select “Create Account”
Enter your email and create a password
Once registration is completed, go to the My Dashboard page by clicking the handle next to your name and selecting My Dashboard. Click the My Businesses tab, and then click Add Business. This will link your new account numbers to your geauxBIZ account

2. Create a username and password in Louisiana Taxpayer Access Point (LaTap) for your state withholding account:

Go to LaTap website to set up online access to your withholding account
Select “sign up”
Click on “business” and next
Enter your account number and business information

If you have any questions regarding this process, please call a customer support representative at 855-307-3893 option 3.

3. Create a username and password for your Louisiana unemployment account.

Go to LAWATS website to set up online access to your unemployment account
Click on “show instructions” next to Are you in need of a User Login ID
Click “Create an Employer Login Account”
Enter your account number and business information

If you have any questions regarding this process, please call Louisiana Workforce Commission at 866-783-5567.

Update your Eddy account with your Louisiana state and UI Tax Account Numbers. Your ID numbers are required for all Louisiana tax interactions to ensure your account is accurate.

Louisiana Department of Revenue

Part 2: State Withholding Income Tax Registration Steps

Register for each agency separately

If you have already registered your business with the Secretary of State’s office- then you need to register for withholding and unemployment separately.

1. To register for withholding:

Go to Revenue.louisiana.gov
Under businesses, select “Register a New Business”
Click on the “Additional Revenue Account”
Under Registration, select “Register My Business”
Select “Register My New Business”
Upon Completion you will receive a message confirming the Department of Revenue has received and is reviewing your application
You will receive a confirmation email containing the Louisiana Revenue Account Number you will use once your application is processed
If you have not provided a valid email address, your Louisiana Revenue Account Number will be mailed to you within 4-6 weeks.

2. Create a username and password in Louisiana Taxpayer Access Point (LaTap) for your state withholding account:

Go to LaTap website to set up online access to your withholding account
Select “sign up”
Click on “business” and next
Enter your account number and business information

If you have any questions regarding this process, please call a customer support representative at 855-307-3893 option 3.

Louisiana Workforce Commission

Unemployment Insurance Tax (UI) Registration Steps

1. To register for state unemployment:

Go to Louisiana Workforce Commission
Click the box at the bottom of the page after reading the checklist and then click “Begin Application”

2. Create a username and password for your Louisiana unemployment account.

Go to LAWATS website to set up online access to your unemployment account
Click on “show instructions” next to Are you in need of a User Login ID
Click “Create an Employer Login Account”
Enter your account number and business information

If you have any questions regarding this process, please call Louisiana Workforce Commission at 866-783-5567.

Update your Eddy account with your Louisiana State and UI Tax Account Numbers. Your ID numbers are required for all Louisiana tax interactions to ensure your account is accurate.

This guide does not contain legal or tax advice. If legal or tax advice is required, an attorney, CPA or tax adviser should be consulted.