N.M. Code R. § 3.2.20.13 – Reporting, Filing or Registration Fees

A. Whenever a person is required by law to report to or register with a governmental agency or to register possession or use of tangible personal property, receipts of an agency, institution, instrumentality or political subdivision of the state of New Mexico from such registrations are not governmental gross receipts, regardless of whether tangible personal property is given to the person registering as evidence of the registration.
B. Example 1: The owner or operator of a facility in which a hazardous chemical is present in certain quantities is required to file an inventory report on such chemicals. A fee is charged for each inventory form filed. Receipts from such fees are not governmental gross receipts.
C. Example 2: The New Mexico owner of a motor vehicle which is to be driven upon the public highways is obliged to register the vehicle with the taxation and revenue department. A metal plate, to be affixed to the motor vehicle, is given to the owner upon registration as evidence of the registration. The transaction is not primarily the sale of tangible personal property but the registration of the motor vehicle. Receipts from such registrations are not governmental gross receipts.
D. Fees charged by any agency, institution, instrumentality or political subdivision of the state of New Mexico as a pre-condition for official action by that entity are not receipts from a taxable activity.
E. Example 1: Docketing fees are charged by New Mexico courts to defray the administrative costs of accepting a case. Cases will not be accepted in absence of payment of the fee. Such fees are not governmental gross receipts.
F. Example 2: The state public regulation commission charges fees for incorporating a corporation and will not recognize the corporation unless the fees are paid. Such fees are not governmental gross receipts.
[6/28/91, 10/2/92, 11/15/96; 3.2.20.13 NMAC - Rn, 3 NMAC 2.100.13 & A, 4/30/01; A, 12/30/10]