The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff, as ex officio collector of occupational license taxes for the Parish of St. John the Baptist, has contracted with the St John the Baptist Parish Tax Office, operated by ACI St. John, LLC (an Assured Compliance, Inc. company), for the administration, operations, examination and information technology services involved in the collection of all of the occupational license, chain store, and insurance premium taxes levied in the Parish.

The chain store tax is authorized by LA RS 47:10  Chain store tax; imposition; authority of parishes and municipalities to collect

The tax is based on the number of locations, whether inside or outside of the State of Louisiana. 

The tax can be reported and paid via the Occupational License Renewal Application and Return or by using the Chain Store Tax Return