N.M. Admin. Code § 3.2.1.16

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 3.2.1.16 - GROSS RECEIPTS - REAL ESTATE AND INTANGIBLE PROPERTY

A.Insurance proceeds:

(1) Receipts of an insured derived from payments made by an insurer pursuant to an insurance policy are not subject to the gross receipts tax. Such receipts are not receipts derived from the sale of property in New Mexico, the leasing of property employed in New Mexico, or the performance of a service.

(2) Example: ABC is an auto dealer in the business of selling new and used cars. In addition to selling cars, ABC also maintains a service garage with a large inventory of automobile parts. As part of its regular sales practice, ABC allows potential purchasers to test drive the cars. ABC carries automobile insurance which is applicable in the situation where the potential purchaser is test driving the car. When an accident occurs, even though some or all the parts used to repair the automobile are taken from ABC's inventory of parts and ABC does the actual repair work, payment received from the insurance company for the damaged automobile is not gross receipts. Such a payment is not received as consideration for selling property in New Mexico, leasing property employed in New Mexico, or for performing services. ABC is not liable for compensating tax on the value of the parts used or the labor.

B.Receipts from sale of automotive service contracts:

(1) "Automotive service contract" means an undertaking, promise or obligation of the promisor, for a consideration separate from the sale price of a motor vehicle, to furnish or to pay for parts and labor to repair specified parts of the covered motor vehicle only if breakdowns (failures) of those specified parts occur within certain time or mileage limits. The promisor's obligation is conditioned upon regular maintenance of the motor vehicle by the purchaser of the automotive service contract at the purchaser's expense. The automotive service contract may also obligate the promisor to reimburse the purchaser for certain breakdown related rental and towing charges. The automotive service contract may require the payment of a specified "deductible" or "co-payment" by the purchaser in connection with each repair.

(2) The receipts of a person from selling an automotive service contract are not gross receipts. The undertaking, promise or obligation of the promisor under the automotive service contract to pay for or to furnish parts and service if an uncertain future event (breakdown) occurs is not within the definition of property under Subsection J of Section 7-9-3 NMSA 1978. Since the receipts from selling an automotive service contract do not arise "from selling property in New Mexico, from leasing property employed in New Mexico or from performing services in New Mexico", the receipts are not gross receipts as defined in Section 7-9-3.5 NMSA 1978 and are not subject to the tax imposed by Section 7-9-4 NMSA 1978.

(3) The furnishing by the promisor of parts or labor or both to fulfill the promisor's obligation when a breakdown occurs is a taxable event.

C.Receipts from insurance company under an automotive service contract program: The receipts of a New Mexico automotive dealer from an insurance company are not taxable gross receipts if the payments by the insurance company are to reimburse the dealer, who is promisor under an automotive service contract as that term is defined in Subsection C of 3.2.1.16 NMAC, for all parts and labor furnished by the dealer under the contract or for parts and labor furnished by the dealer under the contract in an amount in excess of a specified reserve established by the dealer under an agreement with the insurance company. The receipt of the payments from the insurance company are not receipts from the sale of parts and labor but are payments to indemnify the dealer for the dealer's expense in fulfilling the dealer's obligation. The value of parts and labor furnished to make the repairs was subject to the gross receipts tax when the parts and labor were furnished to discharge the dealer's obligation as the promisor under the automotive service contracts.

D.Gift certificates:

(1) Receipts from the sale of gift certificates are receipts from the sale of intangible personal property of a type not included in the definition of "property" and, therefore, are not gross receipts.

(2) When a gift certificate is redeemed for merchandise, services or leasing, the person accepting the gift certificate in payment receives consideration, which is gross receipts subject to the gross receipts tax unless an exemption or deduction applies. The value of the consideration is the face value of the gift certificate.

(3) When a gift certificate is purchased during the time period set out in Laws 2005, Chapter 104, Section 25 subsequent redemption of the gift certificate for the purchase of qualified tangible personal property after that period is not deductible under Laws 2005, Chapter 104, Section 25.

(4) When a gift certificate is redeemed during the time period set out in Laws 2005, Chapter 104, Section 25 for the purchase of qualified tangible personal property, the receipts from the sale are deductible under Laws 2005, Chapter 104, Section 25.

E.Merchant discount and interchange rate fee receipts: Bank receipts derived from credit and debit card merchant discounts and bank interchange rate fees are not gross receipts within the meaning of the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act and therefore are not taxable.

F.Prepaid telephone cards - "calling cards":

(1) Receipts from the sale of an unexpired prepaid telephone card, sometimes known as a "calling card", are receipts from the sale of a license to use the telecommunications system and, therefore, are gross receipts and are not interstate telecommunications gross receipts. Receipts from selling an expired prepaid telephone card are receipts from the sale of tangible personal property and are gross receipts and are not interstate telecommunications gross receipts.

(2) Receipts from recharging a rechargeable prepaid telephone card are receipts from the sale of a license to use the telecommunications system and are gross receipts and are not interstate telecommunications gross receipts.

(3) Subsection F of 3.2.1.16 NMAC is retroactively applicable to transactions and receipts on or after September 1, 1998.

N.M. Admin. Code § 3.2.1.16

3/9/72, 11/20/72, 3/20/74, 7/26/76, 6/18/79, 4/7/82, 5/4/84, 4/2/86, 6/12/89, 6/28/89, 11/26/90, 2/1/95, 11/15/96, 9/15/98, 1/29/99; 3.2.1.16 NMAC - Rn & A, 3 NMAC 2.1.16, 4/30/01; A, 12/30/03; A, 8/15/05; A, 12/14/12, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 19, October 13, 2021, eff. 10/13/2021