Pension contributions in general are not taxable.
Most pension distributions are taxed, but some states do not tax certain retirement income.
The State of Louisiana does not tax pension distributions from the following pension sources, per the states website:
- State Employees, Teachers, and Other Retirement Benefits Exclusion —Individuals receiving benefits from certain retirement systems listed below are allowed to exclude those benefits from their Louisiana tax-table income. In addition, for Louisiana individual income tax purposes, retirement benefits paid under the provisions of Chapter 1 Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, including disbursements of money from DROP accounts, are exempt from state taxation.
Legal Citations:
R.S. 11:405 Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS)
R.S. 11:570 Funded Judicial Retirement Plan
R.S. 11:704 Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL)
R.S. 11:704 Orleans Parish School Employees Retirement System
R.S. 11:952.3 Louisiana State University Retirement System (merged with LASERS and TRSL)
R.S. 11:1003 Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System (LSERS)
R.S. 11:1331 Louisiana State Police Retirement System (LSPRS)
R.S. 11:1378 Non-contributory Judicial Retirement Plan beginning after December 30, 1980
R.S. 11:1403 Assessors’ Retirement Fund
R.S. 11:1526 Clerks’ of Court Retirement and Relief Fund
R.S. 11:1583 District Attorneys’ Retirement System
R.S. 11:1735 Municipal Employees’ Retirement System of Louisiana
R.S. 11:1735 Employees’ Retirement System of City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge
R.S. 11:1735 Employees’ Retirement System of City of Shreveport
R.S. 11:1905 Parochial Employees’ Retirement System of Louisiana
R.S. 11:2033 Registrars of Voters Employees’ Retirement System
R.S. 11:2182 Sheriffs’ Pension and Relief Fund
R.S. 11:2228 Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System
R.S. 11:2228 Policemen’s Pension and Relief Fund of the City of Shreveport
R.S. 11:2263 Firefighters’ Retirement System
R.S. 11:3014 City of Alexandria Employees’ Retirement System
R.S. 11:3205 Firemen’s Pension and Relief Fund for the City of Bossier City
R.S. 11:3292.1 Firemen’s Pension and Relief Fund for the City of Lafayette
R.S. 11:3389 Firefighters’ Pension and Relief Fund in the City of New Orleans
R.S. 11:3513 City of Monroe Police Pension and Relief Fund
R.S. 11:3566 Policemen’s Pension and Relief Fund for the City of Alexandria
R.S. 11:3568 Policemen’s Pension and Relief Fund for the City of Bossier City
R.S. 11:3608 Policemen’s Pension and Relief Fund for the City of Lafayette
R.S. 11:3658 Police Pension Fund for the Police Department of the City of New Orleans
R.S. 11:3823 Employees’ Retirement System of the Sewerage and Water Board of the City of New Orleans
R.S. 11:3823 Employees’ Retirement System of the City of New Orleans
Click here for Frequently Asked Questions from Louisiana Revenue.
You should enter any Form 1099-R that you received in the Federal Income section of TurboTax. And answer any subsequent questions regarding your Form 1099-R.
To enter your exempt State employee pension, you will first have to enter the necessary information in your Federal Income tax return which will flow to your state return, You have to indicate when you initially enter your Form 1099-R that it is a tax-exempt pension in the State of Louisianna. You will be asked this question prior to entering your Form 1099-R.
Click here for where to enter your Form 1099-R.
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