This text of New Mexico § 7-38-7.1 (Valuation date; tangible personal property; construction) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Mexico primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
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A.All tangible personal property of construction contractors located in the state shall be valued for property taxation purposes as of January 1, except as provided in Subsection B of this section.
B.All tangible personal property of construction contractors not located in the state on January 1 but brought into the state and located there for more than twenty days subsequent to January 1 shall be valued for property taxation purposes as of the first day of the month following the month in which they have remained in the state for more than twenty days.
C.The construction contractor whose tangible personal property is subject to valuation for property taxation purposes shall report the property for valuation to the entity having responsibility for valuation of the property
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contractors. A. All tangible personal property of construction contractors located in the state shall be valued for property taxation purposes as of January 1, except as provided in Subsection B of this section. B. All tangible personal property of construction contractors not located in the state on January 1 but brought into the state and located there for more than twenty days subsequent to January 1 shall be valued for property taxation purposes as of the first day of the month following the month in which they have remained in the state for more than twenty days. C. The construction contractor whose tangible personal property is subject to valuation for property taxation purposes shall report the property for valuation to the entity having responsibility for valuation of the property in accordance with Section 7-36- 2 NMSA 1978 on the valuation date specified in Subsection A or B of this section and shall include in the report the actual or estimated time period during which the property has been and will be located in the state. The contractor's report shall be in a form and contain the information required by the department regulations and shall be made no later than: (1) the last day of February for tangible personal property required to be valued as of the first day of January of the tax year; or (2) ten days after the valuation date determined under Subsection B of this section for tangible personal property required to be valued as of a date other than that in Paragraph (1) of this subsection. D. The department shall adopt regulations for the allocation of the value of tangible personal property of construction contractors, which regulations shall provide for: (1) a basic allocation formula that prorates value on the basis of the amount of time that the tangible personal property is in the state and subject to valuation for property taxation purposes; (2) determining proration of value under Paragraph (1) of this subsection using estimates of the amount of time that the tangible personal property will be in the state to cover those situations in which tangible personal property is imported for an indeterminate time during a tax year; and (3) a method of allocating the value of the tangible personal property among different governmental units when the tangible personal property is located in more than one governmental unit. E. Any person who intentionally refuses to make a report required of him under this section or who knowingly makes a false statement in a report required under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imposition of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). F. Any person who fails to make a report required of him under this section is liable for a civil penalty in an amount equal to five percent of the property taxes ultimately determined to be due on the property for the tax year or years for which he failed to make the required report. G. Any person who intentionally refuses to make a report required of him under this section with the intent to evade any tax or who fails to make a report required of him under this section with the intent to evade any tax is liable for a civil penalty in an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the property taxes ultimately determined to be due on the property for the tax year or years for which he refused or failed to make the required report. H. The civil penalties authorized under Subsections F and G of this section shall be imposed and collected at the time and in the manner that the tax is imposed and collected. In order to assist in the imposition and collection of the penalties, the person having responsibility for determining the value of the property shall make an entry in the valuation records indicating the liability for any penalties due under this section.