N.M. Code R. § 3.2.10.9 – Personal Rather Than Commercial Use of Tangible Personal Property or Services

A. When a person has delivered a nontaxable transaction certificate for a taxable purpose but then uses the service or tangible personal property in a manner other than indicated on the nontaxable transaction certificate, then the person who delivered the nontaxable transaction certificate is liable for the compensating tax on the value of the service or the tangible personal property.
B. Example 1: Z operates a furniture store in New Mexico. Z issues a nontaxable transaction certificate to all of Z's suppliers. Z decides to take a refrigerator out of stock for use in Z's home. Because the gross receipts tax was not paid at the time of the acquisition, Z must now pay the compensating tax on the value of the refrigerator.
C. Example 2: A, a garage operator, has the radiator on A's service truck repaired by B, a radiator repair specialist. A has previously delivered a nontaxable transaction certificate to B. Therefore, B does not pay gross receipts tax on this transaction. In this case A is not reselling the radiator repair service to one of A's customers; therefore A must pay the compensating tax on the value of the repair service. If A does not pay the compensating tax when due, A is also liable for penalty and interest, and if A does not pay the compensating tax within one year of the due date A may have the right to use nontaxable transaction certificates suspended by the secretary for up to one year. See prior example.
D. Example 3: G owns and operates a grocery store. G bought two dozen brooms for resale and delivered a nontaxable transaction certificate. G then removed six of these brooms from stock for use in cleaning the store. G is subject to the compensating tax on the value of the six brooms removed from stock.
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