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NMSA 1978 Chapter 7 — Taxation

NMSA 1978, § 7-9-46

7-9-46

Official textnmonesource.comlast amended 11 subsections

Deduction; gross receipts; governmental gross receipts;
sales to manufacturers and manufacturing service providers.

# A.

Receipts from selling tangible personal property may be deducted from gross receipts or from governmental gross receipts if the sale is made to a person engaged in the business of manufacturing who delivers a nontaxable transaction certificate to the seller. The buyer must incorporate the tangible personal property as an ingredient or component part of the product that the buyer is in the business of manufacturing.

# B.

Receipts from selling a manufacturing consumable to a manufacturer or a manufacturing service provider may be deducted from gross receipts or from governmental gross receipts if the buyer delivers a nontaxable transaction certificate to the seller or provides alternative evidence pursuant to Section 7-9-43 NMSA 1978;
provided that if the seller is a utility company, an agreement with the department pursuant to Section 7-1-21.1 NMSA 1978 and a nontaxable transaction certificate shall be required.

# C.

Receipts from selling or leasing qualified equipment may be deducted from gross receipts if the sale is made to, or the lease is entered into with, a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or a manufacturing service provider who delivers a nontaxable transaction certificate to the seller or provides alternative evidence pursuant to Section 7-9-43 NMSA 1978; provided that a manufacturer or manufacturing service provider delivering a nontaxable transaction certificate or alternative evidence with respect to the qualified equipment shall not claim an investment credit pursuant to the Investment Credit Act for that same equipment.

# D.

The purpose of the deductions provided in this section is to encourage manufacturing businesses to locate in New Mexico and to reduce the tax burden, including reducing pyramiding, on the tangible personal property that is consumed in the manufacturing process and that is purchased by manufacturing businesses in New Mexico.

# E.

A taxpayer allowed a deduction pursuant to this section shall report the amount deducted separately for each deduction provided in this section and attribute the amount of the deduction to the appropriate authorization provided in this section in a manner required by the department.

# F.

The deductions provided by this section shall be included in the tax expenditure budget pursuant to Section 7-1-84 NMSA 1978, including the annual aggregate cost of the deductions.

# G.

As used in this section:

# (1)

"manufacturing consumable" means tangible personal property, other than qualified equipment or an ingredient or component part of a manufactured product, that is incorporated into, destroyed, depleted or transformed in the process of manufacturing a product, including electricity, fuels, water, manufacturing aids and supplies, chemicals, gases and other tangibles used to manufacture a product;

# (2)

"manufacturing operation" means a plant operated by a manufacturer or manufacturing service provider that employs personnel to perform production tasks to produce goods, in conjunction with machinery and equipment; and

# (3)

"qualified equipment" means machinery, equipment and tools, including component, repair, replacement and spare parts thereof, that are used directly in the manufacturing process of a manufacturing operation. "Qualified equipment" includes computer hardware and software used directly in the manufacturing process of a manufacturing operation but excludes any motor vehicle that is required to be registered in this state pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Code [Articles 1 through 8 of Chapter 66 NMSA 1978, except 66-7-102.1 NMSA 1978]..

Amendment history

1953 Comp., § 72-16A-14.1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 144, § 36; 1992, ch. 100, § 4; 2012, ch. 5, § 4; 2013, ch. 160, § 9; 2021, ch. 65, § 13; 2021, ch. 66, § 2; 2023, ch. 85, § 14; 2025, ch. 130, § 69.

Source: official source (NMSA chapter on nmonesource.com)

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In this article (40 sections)
  1. 7-9-35 · 7-9-35
  2. 7-9-36 · 7-9-36
  3. 7-9-37 · 7-9-37
  4. 7-9-38 · 7-9-38
  5. 7-9-38.1 · 7-9-38.1
  6. 7-9-38.2 · 7-9-38.2
  7. 7-9-39 · 7-9-39
  8. 7-9-40 · 7-9-40
  9. 7-9-41 · Exemption; gross receipts tax; religious activities
  10. 7-9-41.1 · 7-9-41.1
  11. 7-9-41.2 · Deleted
  12. 7-9-41.3 · 7-9-41.3
  13. 7-9-41.4 · 7-9-41.4
  14. 7-9-41.5 · 7-9-41.5
  15. 7-9-41.6 · 7-9-41.6
  16. 7-9-42 · Repealed
  17. 7-9-43 · 7-9-43
  18. 7-9-43.1 · 7-9-43.1
  19. 7-9-44 · Repealed
  20. 7-9-45 · Deductions
  21. 7-9-46 · 7-9-46
  22. 7-9-46.1 · 7-9-46.1
  23. 7-9-47 · 7-9-47
  24. 7-9-48 · 7-9-48
  25. 7-9-49 · 7-9-49
  26. 7-9-50 · Deduction; gross receipts tax; lease for subsequent lease
  27. 7-9-51 · 7-9-51
  28. 7-9-51.1 · Repealed
  29. 7-9-51.2 · 7-9-51.2
  30. 7-9-52 · 7-9-52
  31. 7-9-52.1 · 7-9-52.1
  32. 7-9-53 · 7-9-53
  33. 7-9-54 · 7-9-54
  34. 7-9-54.1 · 7-9-54.1
  35. 7-9-54.2 · 7-9-54.2
  36. 7-9-54.3 · 7-9-54.3
  37. 7-9-54.4 · Deduction; compensating tax; space-related test articles
  38. 7-9-54.5 · Deduction; compensating tax; test articles
  39. 7-9-55 · 7-9-55
  40. 7-9-56 · 7-9-56
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