A. Prior to January 1, 2026, a taxpayer who is a liquor license lessor and who held the license on June 30, 2021 may claim a deduction from net income in an amount equal to the gross receipts from sales of alcoholic beverages made by each liquor license lessee in an amount, if the liquor license is a dispenser's license and sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption off premises are less than fifty percent of total alcoholic beverage sales, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each of four taxable years.
B. Married individuals filing separate returns for a taxable year for which they could have filed a joint return may each claim only one-half of a deduction provided by this section that would have been claimed on a joint return.
C. A taxpayer may claim the deduction provided by this section in proportion to the taxpayer's ownership interest if the taxpayer owns an interest in a business entity that is taxed for federal income tax purposes as a partnership or limited liability company and that business entity has met all of the requirements to be eligible for the deduction. The total deduction claimed in the aggregate by all members of the partnership or association with respect to the deduction shall not exceed the amount of the deduction that could have been claimed by a sole owner of the business.
D. A taxpayer allowed a deduction pursuant to this section shall report the amount of the deduction to the department in a manner required by the department.
E. The department shall compile an annual report on the deduction provided by this section that shall include the number of taxpayers that claimed the deduction, the aggregate amount of deductions claimed and any other information necessary to evaluate the cost of the deduction. The department shall provide the report to the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee and the legislative finance committee with an analysis of the cost of the deduction.
F. As used in this section:
(1) "alcoholic beverage" means alcoholic beverage as defined in the Liquor Control Act;
(2) "dispenser's license" means a license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] allowing the licensee to sell, offer for sale or have in the person's possession with the intent to sell alcoholic beverages both by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises and in unbroken packages, including growlers, for consumption and not for resale off the licensed premises;
(3) "growler" means a clean, refillable, resealable container that has a liquid capacity that does not exceed one gallon and that is intended and used for the sale of beer, wine or cider;
(4) "liquor license" means a dispenser's license issued pursuant to Section 60-6A-3 NMSA 1978 or a dispenser's license issued pursuant to Section 60-6A-12 NMSA 1978 issued prior to July 1, 2021;
(5) "liquor license lessee" means a person that leases a liquor license from a liquor license lessor; and
(6) "liquor license lessor" means a person that leases a liquor license to a third party.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 7, § 1.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 7, § 37 made Laws 2021, ch. 7, § 1 effective July 1, 2021.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 2 - Income Tax General Provisions
Section 7-2-3 - Imposition and levy of tax.
Section 7-2-5.2 - Exemption; income of persons sixty-five and older or blind.
Section 7-2-5.6 - Exemption; medical care savings accounts.
Section 7-2-5.7 - Exemption; income of individuals one hundred years of age or older.
Section 7-2-5.8 - Exemption for low- and middle-income taxpayers.
Section 7-2-5.11 - Exemption; armed forces salaries.
Section 7-2-7 - Individual income tax rates.
Section 7-2-7 - Individual income tax rates. (Effective January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2007.)
Section 7-2-7.2 - Tax rebate; 2005 taxable year. (Effective for 2005 tax year.)
Section 7-2-7.3 - Exemption; 2005 taxable year rebate. (Effective for 2005 tax year.)
Section 7-2-7.4 - 2020 income tax rebate.
Section 7-2-9 - Tax computation; alternative method.
Section 7-2-10 - Income taxes applied to individuals on federal areas.
Section 7-2-11 - Tax credit; income allocation and apportionment.
Section 7-2-12 - Taxpayer returns; payment of tax.
Section 7-2-12.1 - Limitation on claiming of credits and tax rebates.
Section 7-2-12.2 - Estimated tax due; payment of estimated tax; penalty.
Section 7-2-13 - Credit for taxes paid other states by resident individuals.
Section 7-2-14 - Low-income comprehensive tax rebate.
Section 7-2-14.5 - Imposition of tax; limitations.
Section 7-2-18.2 - Credit for preservation of cultural property; refund.
Section 7-2-18.4 - Qualified business facility rehabilitation credit; income tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.5 - Welfare-to-work tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.8 - Credit; certain electronic equipment.
Section 7-2-18.10 - Tax credit; certain conveyances of real property.
Section 7-2-18.11 - Job mentorship tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.15 - Working families tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.17 - Angel investment credit.
Section 7-2-18.18 - Renewable energy production tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.19 - Sustainable building tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.21 - Credit; blended biodiesel fuel.
Section 7-2-18.22 - Tax credit; rural health care practitioner tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.23 - Refundable credit; 2007 taxable year.
Section 7-2-18.24 - Geothermal ground-coupled heat pump tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.25 - Advanced energy income tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.26 - Agricultural biomass income tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.27 - Credit; physician participation in cancer treatment clinical trials.
Section 7-2-18.28 - Veteran employment tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.29 - 2015 sustainable building tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.30 - Foster youth employment income tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.31 - New solar market development income tax credit.
Section 7-2-18.32 - 2021 sustainable building tax credit.
Section 7-2-20 - Information returns.
Section 7-2-21 - Fiscal years permitted.
Section 7-2-21.1 - Accounting methods.
Section 7-2-22 - Administration.
Section 7-2-23 - Finding[; wildlife funds].
Section 7-2-24 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution [; game protection fund].
Section 7-2-24.1 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution for tree plantings.
Section 7-2-24.2 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution; healthy soil program.
Section 7-2-28 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution.
Section 7-2-28.1 - Veterans' state cemetery fund; created.
Section 7-2-30 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution [; substance abuse education fund].
Section 7-2-30.4 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution; Vietnam veterans memorial.
Section 7-2-30.5 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution; veterans' enterprise fund.
Section 7-2-30.6 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution; lottery tuition fund.
Section 7-2-30.7 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution; horse shelter rescue fund.
Section 7-2-30.8 - Finding; optional designation of tax refund contribution; senior services.
Section 7-2-30.9 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution; animal care and facility fund.
Section 7-2-30.11 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution; New Mexico housing trust fund.
Section 7-2-31 - Optional designation of tax refund contribution.
Section 7-2-31.1 - Optional refund contribution provisions; conditional repeal.
Section 7-2-32 - Deduction-payments into education trust fund.
Section 7-2-34 - Deduction; net capital gain income.
Section 7-2-36 - Deduction; expenses related to organ donation.
Section 7-2-37 - Deduction; unreimbursed or uncompensated medical care expenses.
Section 7-2-39 - Deduction from net income for certain dependents.
Section 7-2-40 - Deduction; income from leasing a liquor license.