NMSA 1978, § 7-9-57.2 — 7-9-57.2

Deduction; gross receipts tax; sale of software
development services.

# A.

To stimulate new business development, the receipts of an eligible software
development company from the sale of software development services that are
performed in a qualified area may be deducted from gross receipts.

# B.

As used in this section:
(1) "eligible software development company" means a taxpayer who is not a
successor in business of another taxpayer and whose primary business in New Mexico
is established after the effective date of this section, is providing software development
services and who had no business location in New Mexico other than in a qualified area
during the period for which a deduction under this section is sought;
(2) "qualified area" means the state of New Mexico except for an incorporated
municipality with a population of more than fifty thousand according to the most recent
federal decennial census; and
(3) "software development services" means custom software design and
development and web site design and development but does not include software
implementation or support services.