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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. A taxpayer may claim a deduction from net income in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) of organ donation-related expenses, including lost wages, lodging expenses and travel expenses, incurred during the taxable year by the taxpayer or the taxpayer's dependent as a result of the taxpayer's or dependent's donation of a human organ to another person for transfer of that human organ to the body of another person.
B. A husband and wife who file separate returns for a taxable year in which they could have filed a joint return may each claim only one-half of the deduction provided by this section that would have been allowed on a joint return.
C. For the purposes of this section:
(1) “dependent” means “dependent” as defined by Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code, as that section may be amended or renumbered; and
(2) “human organ” means all or part of a heart, liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine, lung or bone marrow.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 7. Taxation § 7-2-36. Deduction; expenses related to organ donation - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-7-taxation/nm-st-sect-7-2-36/
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