BATON ROUGE — St. John the Baptist Parish and River Region individuals and businesses who have fallen behind on their taxes have until Thursday to take advantage of Louisiana Tax Amnesty 2015.

The 2015 Tax Amnesty Program is the third and final effort permitted by the Louisiana Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act of 2013. After the conclusion of the 2015 amnesty period, there will be no new amnesty program offered by the Department of Revenue until at least 2025.

“With only a few days remaining to take advantage of tax amnesty, we are encouraging anyone who has fallen behind on their taxes to apply for the amnesty program before it’s too late,” Secretary of Revenue Tim Barfield said.

The one-month tax amnesty program will end at 11:59 p.m. Thursday. During the amnesty period, individual and business taxpayers are offered a fresh start to bring their delinquent tax accounts up to date by clearing unpaid tax bills and filing overdue state tax returns.

Amnesty will be granted for eligible taxes to qualified taxpayers who apply during the amnesty period and who agree to settle their accounts with the state by paying 100 percent of delinquent taxes, 83 percent of the remaining interest and 67 percent of the remaining penalties due.

Once approved, the Secretary of Revenue shall waive the remaining 17 percent interest and 33 percent penalties.

Eligible taxpayers can apply for amnesty online at ldrtaxamnesty.com or call 1-866-782-9241 for more information.

To accommodate taxpayers, LDR’s customer service team will be available Thursday. The call center and Baton Rouge headquarters, 617 North Third Street, will be open to assist taxpayers from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Taxpayers can pay their overdue tax liabilities through electronic payments or through an established installment agreement over a six-month time period, with the last payment being due May 1.

Taxpayers in the following categories are eligible to apply for amnesty:

• Taxpayers who failed to file a tax return or report.

• Taxpayers who failed to report all income or all tax, interest and penalties that were due.

• Taxpayers who claimed incorrect credits or deductions.

• Taxpayers who misrepresented or omitted any tax due.

• Certain taxpayers under audit or in administrative or judicial litigation.

Taxpayers involved in a criminal investigation or criminal litigation for taxes administered by LDR do not qualify for the amnesty program.