New Mexico Statutes
Article 3 - Income Tax Withholding
Section 7-3-4 - Deductions considered taxes.

Amounts deducted under the provisions of the Withholding Tax Act shall be a collected tax. No employee shall have a right of action against the employer for any amount deducted and withheld from the employee's wages. No individual who has instructed a payor to deduct and withhold an amount from the pension or annuity due that individual shall have a right of action against a payor for any amount deducted and withheld pursuant to the instruction. No wagerer who receives winnings that are subject to withholding shall have a right of action against the person who deducted and withheld an amount from the wagerer's winnings for the amount deducted and withheld.
History: 1953 Comp., § 72-15-52, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 243, § 4; 1971, ch. 27, § 1; 1990, ch. 64, § 3; 1996, ch. 16, § 5.
Cross references. — For right of action for gambling losses, see 44-5-1 NMSA 1978.
The 1996 amendment, effective April 1, 1996, added the last sentence.
The 1990 amendment, effective July 1, 1990, added the second sentence and made minor stylistic changes in the first sentence.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 71 Am. Jur. 2d State and Local Taxation §§ 530, 531, 596 to 607.
Construction, application and effect, with respect to withholding, social security and unemployment compensation taxes, of statutes imposing penalties for tax evasion or default, 22 A.L.R.3d 8.
85 C.J.S. Taxation §§ 1756 to 1759, 1779 to 1780, 1763 to 1764.

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