A. All money received by the department with respect to laws administered pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Administration Act shall be deposited with the state treasurer before the close of the next succeeding business day after receipt of the money, except that money received with respect to the Income Tax Act [N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 7, Article 2] and the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act [N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 7, Article 2A] during the period starting with the fifth day prior to the due date for payment of the taxes for the year and ending on the tenth day following that due date shall be deposited before the close of the tenth business day after receipt of the money.

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B. Money received or disbursed by the department shall be accounted for by the department as required by law or rule of the secretary of finance and administration.

C. Disbursements for tax credits, tax rebates, refunds, the payment of interest, the payment of fees charged by attorneys or collection agencies for collection of accounts as agent for the department, attorney fees and costs awarded by a court or hearing officer, as the result of oil and gas litigation, the payment of credit card service charges on payments of taxes by use of credit cards, distributions and transfers shall be made by the department of finance and administration upon request and certification of their appropriateness by the secretary or the secretary’s delegate.

D. There are hereby created in the state treasury the “tax administration suspense fund”, the “extraction taxes suspense fund” and the “workers’ compensation collections suspense fund” for the purpose of making the disbursements authorized by the Tax Administration Act.

E. All revenues collected or received by the department pursuant to the provisions of the taxes and tax acts set forth in Subsection A of Section 7-1-2 N.M. Stat. Ann. shall be credited to the tax administration suspense fund and are appropriated for the purpose of making the disbursements authorized in this section or otherwise authorized or required by law to be made from the tax administration suspense fund.

F. All revenues collected or received by the department pursuant to the taxes or tax acts set forth in Subsection B of Section 7-1-2 N.M. Stat. Ann. shall be credited to the extraction taxes suspense fund and are appropriated for the purpose of making the disbursements authorized in this section or otherwise authorized or required by law to be made from the extraction taxes suspense fund.

G. All revenues collected or received by the department pursuant to the taxes or tax acts set forth in Subsection C of Section 7-1-2 N.M. Stat. Ann. may be credited to the tax administration suspense fund, unless otherwise directed by law to be credited to another fund or agency, and are appropriated for the purpose of making disbursements authorized in this section or otherwise authorized or required by law.

H. All revenues collected or received by the department pursuant to the provisions of Section 52-5-19 N.M. Stat. Ann. shall be credited to the workers’ compensation collections suspense fund and are appropriated for the purpose of making the disbursements authorized in this section or otherwise authorized or required by law to be made from the workers’ compensation collections suspense fund.

I. Disbursements to cover expenditures of the department shall be made only upon approval of the secretary or the secretary’s delegate.

J. Miscellaneous receipts from charges made by the department to defray expenses pursuant to the provisions of Section 9-11-6.1 N.M. Stat. Ann. and similar charges are appropriated to the department for its use.

K. From the tax administration suspense fund, there may be disbursed each month amounts approved by the secretary or the secretary’s delegate necessary to maintain a fund hereby created and to be known as the “income tax suspense fund”. The income tax suspense fund shall be used for the payment of income tax refunds.