New Mexico Statutes 7-2A-9. Taxpayer returns; payment of tax
A. Every corporation deriving income from any business transaction, property or employment within this state, that is not exempt from tax under the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act and that is required by the laws of the United States to file a federal income tax return shall file a complete tax return with the department in form and content as prescribed by the secretary. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, a corporation that is required by the provisions of the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act to file a return or pay a tax shall, on or before the due date of the corporation’s federal corporate income tax return for the taxable year, file the return and pay the tax imposed for that year.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 7-2A-9
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
B. Every domestic or foreign corporation that is not exempt from tax under the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act, that is employed or engaged in the transaction of business in, into or from this state or that derives any income from property or employment within this state and every domestic or foreign corporation, regardless of whether it is engaged in active business, that has or exercises its corporate franchise in this state and that is not exempt from tax under the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act shall file a return in the form and content as prescribed by the secretary and pay the tax levied pursuant to Subsection B of Section 7-2A-3 N.M. Stat. Ann. in the amount for each corporation as specified in Section 7-2A-5.1 N.M. Stat. Ann.. Returns and payment of tax for corporate franchise tax for a taxable year shall be filed and paid on the date specified in Subsection A or C of this section for payment of corporate income tax for the preceding taxable year.
C. A corporation that is required by the provisions of the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act to file a return or pay a tax and that is approved by the department to use electronic media for filing and paying taxes shall, if using electronic media for filing and paying taxes, file the return and pay the tax levied for that taxable year on or before the last day of the month in which the corporation’s federal corporate income tax return is originally due for the taxable year. The due date provided by this subsection does not apply to corporations that have received a filing extension from New Mexico or an extension from the federal internal revenue service for the same taxable year.