New Mexico Statutes
Article 2A - Corporate Income and Franchise Tax
Section 7-2A-18 - Credit; certain electronic equipment.

A. A taxpayer who files a New Mexico corporate income tax return, is licensed by the state to sell cigarettes, other tobacco products or alcoholic beverages and has purchased and has in use equipment that electronically reads identification cards to verify age, may claim a one-time credit in an amount equal to three hundred dollars ($300) for each business location the taxpayer has such equipment in use.
B. The credit provided in this section may only be deducted from the taxpayer's New Mexico income tax liability for the taxable year.
C. A taxpayer who otherwise qualifies and claims a credit pursuant to this section for equipment owned by a partnership or other business association of which the taxpayer is a member may claim a credit only in proportion to his interest in the partnership or association. The total credit claimed by all members of the partnership or association shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300) in the aggregate for each business location the partnership or association has purchased equipment and has it in use.
History: Laws 2001, ch. 73, § 2.
Effective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 73 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2001, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.

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