Section 7-7-4 - Nonresidents; tax imposed; exemption.

NM Stat § 7-7-4 (2019) (N/A)
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A. Tax in an amount computed as provided in this section is imposed on the transfer of the net estate located in New Mexico of every nonresident.

B. The tax shall be computed by multiplying the federal credit by a fraction, the numerator of which is the value of the property located in New Mexico and the denominator of which is the value of the decedent's gross estate.

C. For purposes of this section, the following is included as property located in New Mexico:

(1) debts arising from transactions in, or having a business situs in, New Mexico; and

(2) the securities of any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of New Mexico.

D. The transfer of the personal property of a nonresident is exempt from the tax imposed by this section to the extent that the personal property of residents is exempt from taxation under the laws of the state in which the nonresident is domiciled.

History: 1953 Comp., § 72-33-4, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 345, § 4; 1999, ch. 47, § 8.

The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, inserted "personal" in two places in Subsection D.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 42 Am. Jur. 2d Inheritance, Estate and Gift Taxes §§ 3 to 4, 59 et seq., and 223.

Deductibility from testator's gross estate, under 26 USCS § 2055, of bequests for public, charitable, and religious uses, 46 A.L.R. Fed. 246.

85 C.J.S. Taxation §§ 1794 to 1795, 1800 to 1802, 1819, 1825.