New Orleans |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 150. TAXATION |
Article III. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION PROCEDURES OF TAXES OTHER THAN AD VALOREM TAXES |
Division 3. COLLECTION |
§ 150-196. Same—Interruption or suspension.
(a)
The prescription running against any city tax, license, excise, interest, penalty or other charge shall be interrupted by:
(1)
The director of the department of finance's action in assessing any such amounts in the manner provided by law.
(2)
The filing of a summary proceeding in court.
(3)
The filing of any pleadings, either by the director or by a taxpayer, with the tax review committee or any state or federal court.
(4)
The filing of a false or fraudulent return.
(b)
The running of such prescription may also be suspended for a time not to exceed three years by means of a written agreement between the taxpayer and the director, made prior to the elapse of the prescriptive period set out in the constitution of the state.
(Code 1956, § 62-45)