Louisiana tobacco tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond a Louisiana registered tobacco dealer files with the Department of Revenue, guaranteeing the tax on the cigars, cigarettes, and smoking tobacco you handle. The amount starts at a $2,500 minimum and scales with your volume — the price is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Louisiana tobacco tax bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard tobacco bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your registration requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your tobacco dealer registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the tobacco tax bond actually covers
Louisiana taxes tobacco products and requires registered tobacco dealers — those handling cigars, cigarettes, and smoking tobacco — to stand behind the tax they owe. Under R.S. 47:848, each dealer must furnish the Department of Revenue a bond guaranteeing payment of all taxes and penalties.
The statute sets a minimum of $2,500, but the actual amount depends on the dealer’s volume of business and must be sufficient, in the secretary’s discretion, to guarantee the state against losses for taxes and penalties. The bond must be executed by a surety company qualified to do business in Louisiana.
The bond stands behind the tobacco tax you owe — if you fail to remit, the state can recover against it. Whatever amount applies to your registration, pricing starts from $100 and no credit check up to $10,000.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Revenue. Submit the executed bond with your tobacco dealer registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Department of Revenue.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount your registration requires and file the same day.