New Mexico Statutes Chapter 7. Taxation § 7-9-56.3. Deduction; gross receipts; trade-support company in a border zone

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The receipts of a trade-support company may be deducted from gross receipts if:

(1) the trade-support company first locates in New Mexico within twenty miles of a port of entry on New Mexico's border with Mexico on or after January 1, 2016 but before January 1, 2021;

(2) the receipts are received by the company within a five-year period beginning on the date the trade-support company locates in New Mexico and the receipts are derived from its business activities and operations at its border zone location; and

(3) the trade-support company employs at least two employees in New Mexico.

B. A taxpayer allowed a deduction pursuant to this section shall report the amount of the deduction separately in a manner required by the department.

C. The deduction provided by this section shall be included in the tax expenditure budget pursuant to Section 7-1-84 NMSA 1978 with an analysis of the effectiveness and cost of the deduction.

D. As used in this section:

(1) “dependent” means “dependent” as defined in 26 U.S.C. 152(a), as that section may be amended or renumbered;

(2) “employee” means an individual, other than an individual who:

(a) is a dependent of the employer;

(b) if the employer is an estate or trust, is a grantor, beneficiary or fiduciary of the estate or trust or is a dependent of a grantor, beneficiary or fiduciary of the estate or trust;

(c) if the employer is a corporation, is a dependent of an individual who owns, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent in value of the outstanding stock of the corporation; or

(d) if the employer is an entity other than a corporation, estate or trust, is a dependent of an individual who owns, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent of the capital and profits interests in the entity;

(3) “port of entry” means an international port of entry in New Mexico at which customs services are provided by United States customs and border protection; and

(4) “trade-support company” means a customs brokerage firm or a freight forwarder.

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