A. Beginning March 1, 2021 and prior to July 1, 2021, receipts of a food or beverage establishment from the sale of prepared food or non-packaged beverages that are served or picked up at the food or beverage establishment by or delivered to customers for immediate consumption may be deducted from gross receipts.
B. The deduction provided by this section shall be applied only to gross receipts remaining after all other allowable deductions available under the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act have been taken and shall be separately stated by the taxpayer.
C. As used in this section:
(1) "craft distiller" means an establishment owned or managed by person issued a craft distiller's license pursuant to Section 60-6A-6.1 NMSA 1978 that is in good standing;
(2) "dispenser" means an establishment that is held out to the public as a place where alcoholic beverages are prepared and served for on-premises consumption to the general public in consideration of payment and that has the facilities and employees necessary for preparing and serving alcoholic beverages; provided that the dispenser has been issued a license pursuant to the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] as a dispenser;
(3) "food or beverage establishment" means a craft distiller; dispenser; mobile food service establishment; restaurant; small brewer; or winegrower;
(4) "mobile food service establishment" means a mobile establishment where meals are prepared for sale to or consumption by the general public either on or off the premises and has been issued a permit pursuant to Section 25-1-7 NMSA 1978 that is in good standing;
(5) "restaurant" means an establishment that is held out to the public as a place where meals and beverages are prepared and primarily intended to be served for on-premises consumption to the general public in consideration of payment and that has a dining room, a kitchen and the employees necessary for preparing, cooking and serving meals; provided the restaurant has been issued a permit pursuant to Section 25-1-7 NMSA 1978 that is in good standing and, if the restaurant serves alcoholic beverages, has been issued a license pursuant to Section 60-6A-4 NMSA 1978. "Restaurant" does not include an establishment commonly known as a fast food restaurant that dispenses food intended to be ordered, prepared and served quickly, with minimal or no table service, and prepared in quantity by a standardized method for consumption on and off premises, and that tends to have any of the following characteristics:
(a) a menu consisting primarily of pre-cooked items or items prepared in advance and heated quickly;
(b) placement of orders at a fast serve drive-through or walk-up window;
(c) service of food solely in disposable wrapping or containers; or
(d) a menu that exclusively sells hamburgers, sandwiches, salads and other fast foods;
(6) "small brewer" means an establishment owned or managed by a person issued a small brewer's license pursuant to Section 60-6A-26.1 NMSA 1978 that is in good standing; and
(7) "winegrower" means an establishment owned or managed by a person issued a winegrower's license pursuant to Section 60-6A-11 NMSA 1978 that is in good standing.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 4, § 3.
Emergency clauses. — Laws 2021, ch. 4, § 6 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 3, 2021.
Temporary provisions. — Laws 2021, ch. 4, § 4, provided that any amount passed on to a customer in lieu of a gross receipts tax on receipts for which a food or beverage establishment may deduct pursuant to 7-9-118 NMSA 1978, shall not be considered gross receipts.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 9 - Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax
Section 7-9-3 - Definitions. (Effective January 1, 2022.)
Section 7-9-3.2 - Additional definition.
Section 7-9-3.3 - Definition; engaging in business.
Section 7-9-3.5 - Definition; gross receipts.
Section 7-9-4 - Imposition and rate of tax; denomination as "gross receipts tax".
Section 7-9-4.3 - Imposition and rate of tax; denomination as "governmental gross receipts tax".
Section 7-9-5 - Presumption of taxability.
Section 7-9-6 - Separately stating the gross receipts tax.
Section 7-9-7 - Imposition and rate of tax; denomination as "compensating tax".
Section 7-9-7.2 - Authority to establish standards for certified service providers.
Section 7-9-8 - Presumption of taxability and value.
Section 7-9-9 - Liability of user for payment of compensating tax.
Section 7-9-10 - Agents for collection of compensating tax; duties.
Section 7-9-11 - Date payment due.
Section 7-9-13 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; governmental agencies.
Section 7-9-13.1 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; certain services.
Section 7-9-14 - Exemption; compensating tax; governmental agencies; Indians.
Section 7-9-15 - Exemption; compensating tax; certain organizations.
Section 7-9-16 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; certain nonprofit facilities.
Section 7-9-17 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; wages.
Section 7-9-18.1 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; food stamps.
Section 7-9-19 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; livestock feeding.
Section 7-9-20 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; certain receipts of homeowners associations.
Section 7-9-22 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; vehicles.
Section 7-9-22.1 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; boats.
Section 7-9-23 - Exemption; compensating tax; vehicles.
Section 7-9-23.1 - Exemption; compensating tax; boats.
Section 7-9-24 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; insurance companies.
Section 7-9-25 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; dividends and interest.
Section 7-9-26 - Exemption; gross receipts and compensating tax; fuel.
Section 7-9-26.1 - Exemption; gross receipts tax and compensating tax; fuel for space vehicles.
Section 7-9-27 - Exemption; compensating tax; personal effects.
Section 7-9-28 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; occasional sale of property or services.
Section 7-9-29 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; certain organizations; exceptions.
Section 7-9-30 - Exemption; compensating tax; railroad equipment, aircraft and space vehicles.
Section 7-9-32 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; oil and gas or mineral interests.
Section 7-9-38.1 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; interstate telecommunications services.
Section 7-9-38.2 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; sale of certain telecommunications services.
Section 7-9-39 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; fees from social organizations.
Section 7-9-41 - Exemption; gross receipts tax; religious activities.
Section 7-9-41.3 - Exemption; receipts from sales by disabled street vendors.
Section 7-9-41.5 - Exemption; nonprofit hospitals from local option gross receipts taxes.
Section 7-9-43.1 - Nontaxable transaction certificates not required by liquor wholesalers.
Section 7-9-46 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; governmental gross receipts; sales to manufacturers.
Section 7-9-50 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; lease for subsequent lease.
Section 7-9-54.4 - Deduction; compensating tax; space-related test articles.
Section 7-9-54.5 - Deduction; compensating tax; test articles.
Section 7-9-56.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; internet services.
Section 7-9-56.2 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; hosting world wide web sites.
Section 7-9-56.3 - Deduction; gross receipts; trade-support company in a border zone.
Section 7-9-57 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; sale of certain services to an out-of-state buyer.
Section 7-9-57.2 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; sale of software development services.
Section 7-9-58 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; feed; fertilizers.
Section 7-9-61.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain receipts.
Section 7-9-61.2 - Deduction; receipts from sales to state-chartered credit unions.
Section 7-9-63 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; publication sales.
Section 7-9-64 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; newspaper sales.
Section 7-9-65 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; chemicals and reagents.
Section 7-9-66 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; commissions.
Section 7-9-66.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain real estate transactions.
Section 7-9-68 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; warranty obligations.
Section 7-9-69 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; administrative and accounting services.
Section 7-9-71 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; trade-in allowance.
Section 7-9-73.1 - Deduction; gross receipts; governmental gross receipts; hospitals.
Section 7-9-74 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; sale of property used in the manufacture of jewelry.
Section 7-9-76 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; travel agents' commissions paid by certain entities.
Section 7-9-76.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain manufactured homes.
Section 7-9-76.2 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; films and tapes.
Section 7-9-77 - Deductions; compensating tax.
Section 7-9-77.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain medical and health care services.
Section 7-9-78 - Deductions; compensating tax; use of tangible personal property for leasing.
Section 7-9-78.1 - Deduction; compensating tax; uranium enrichment plant equipment.
Section 7-9-79 - Credit; compensating tax.
Section 7-9-79.1 - Credit; gross receipts tax; services.
Section 7-9-79.2 - Gross receipts tax; compensating tax; biodiesel blending facility tax credit.
Section 7-9-83 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; jet fuel.
Section 7-9-84 - Deduction; compensating tax; jet fuel.
Section 7-9-85 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain organization fundraisers.
Section 7-9-86 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; sales to qualified film production company.
Section 7-9-87 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; lottery retailer receipts.
Section 7-9-88.1 - Credit; gross receipts tax; tax paid to certain tribes.
Section 7-9-92 - Deduction; gross receipts; sale of food at retail food store.
Section 7-9-94 - Deduction; gross receipts; military transformational acquisition programs.
Section 7-9-96.2 - Credit; gross receipts tax; unpaid charges for services provided in a hospital.
Section 7-9-98 - Deduction; compensating tax; biomass-related equipment; biomass materials.
Section 7-9-103.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; converting electricity.
Section 7-9-103.2 - Deduction; gross receipts; electricity exchange.
Section 7-9-105 - Credit for penalty pursuant to Section 7-1-71.2 NMSA 1978 [repealed].
Section 7-9-106 - Deduction; construction services and equipment.
Section 7-9-107 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; production or staging of professional contests.
Section 7-9-110.1 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; locomotive engine fuel.
Section 7-9-110.2 - Deduction; compensating tax; locomotive engine fuel.
Section 7-9-110.3 - Purpose and requirements of locomotive fuel deduction.
Section 7-9-111 - Deduction; gross receipts; hearing aids and vision aids and related services.
Section 7-9-112 - Deduction; gross receipts; solar energy systems.
Section 7-9-114 - Advanced energy deduction; gross receipts and compensating taxes.
Section 7-9-116 - Deduction; gross receipts tax; retail sales by certain businesses.
Section 7-9-117 - Deduction; gross receipts; governmental gross receipts; marketplace seller.
Section 7-9-118 - Deduction; gross receipts; food or beverage establishments.
Section 7-9-119 - Deduction; sales made by dispenser's license holder.