A. Prior to January 1, 2026, a taxpayer that is a liquor license lessor and that held the license on June 30, 2021 may claim a deduction from taxable 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.

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B. 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.

C. 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.

D. 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 N.M. Stat. Ann.] 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 N.M. Stat. Ann. or a dispenser’s license issued pursuant to Section 60-6A-12 N.M. Stat. Ann. 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.