Louisiana IFTA Tax Rate — 2026

How Louisiana IFTA tax is calculated

For every gallon of diesel your truck "burned" inside Louisiana during the quarter, you owe $0.2000 in IFTA tax. The number of taxable gallons isn't the gallons you bought there — it's the miles you drove inside Louisiana divided by your fleet's average miles-per-gallon for the whole quarter.

Your IFTA return then nets that against the Louisiana fuel-tax you already paid at the pump on gallons purchased inside the state. If you ran more Louisiana miles than you bought Louisiana fuel, you owe the difference. If you bought more Louisiana fuel than you ran Louisiana miles, you get a refund or credit.

Common Louisiana IFTA filing questions

• Do I file IFTA in Louisiana if my home base is here? If your IFTA base jurisdiction is Louisiana, you file your quarterly return with the Louisiana Department of Revenue (or equivalent). Your filing covers every IFTA jurisdiction you ran in, not just Louisiana.
• What if I only drove a few miles through Louisiana? Every IFTA mile counts, even if you only crossed the state. Track them on your trip sheet or ELD report — you'll owe (or get refunded) Louisiana's share whether you bought fuel here or not.
• What if Louisiana fuel is cheaper than the IFTA tax? The IFTA rate above is what you owe per gallon "consumed" in Louisiana. The pump price already includes Louisiana's state fuel tax — that's what gets credited on your return. If you bought all your fuel in a low-tax state and drove all your miles in Louisiana, you'll owe the full Louisiana rate on those gallons at filing time.

Louisiana IFTA filing deadlines

IFTA returns are due quarterly across all 48 contiguous U.S. states, including Louisiana:

• Q1 (Jan–Mar): due April 30
• Q2 (Apr–Jun): due July 31
• Q3 (Jul–Sep): due October 31
• Q4 (Oct–Dec): due January 31

Late filings collect penalties even if you owe nothing — some states charge $50 minimum per late return. File on time even if your net due is $0.