New Mexico Statutes Chapter 7. Taxation § 7-9A-8. Claiming the credit for certain taxes

A. A taxpayer shall apply for approval for a credit within one year following the end of the calendar year in which the qualified equipment for the manufacturing operation is purchased or introduced into New Mexico.

B. A taxpayer having applied for and been granted approval for a credit by the department pursuant to the Investment Credit Act may claim an amount of available credit against the taxpayer's tax liabilities; provided that the credit shall be claimed against the taxpayer's tax liabilities pursuant to the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act, the Municipal Local Option Gross Receipts and Compensating Taxes Act and the County Local Option Gross Receipts and Compensating Taxes Act before being claimed against the taxpayer's tax liabilities pursuant to the Withholding Tax Act; provided further that no taxpayer may claim, except as provided in Subsection C of this section, an amount of available credit for any reporting period that exceeds eighty-five percent of the sum of the taxpayer's tax liabilities for that reporting period. Any amount of available credit not claimed against the taxpayer's tax liabilities for a reporting period may be claimed in subsequent reporting periods.

C. A taxpayer may apply by September 30 of the current calendar year for a refund of the unclaimed balance of the available credit up to a maximum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) if on January 1 of the current calendar year:

D. As used in this section, “tax liabilities” means any tax liability a taxpayer incurs pursuant to the Withholding Tax Act, the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act, the Municipal Local Option Gross Receipts and Compensating Taxes Act or the County Local Option Gross Receipts and Compensating Taxes Act.