N.M. Code R. § 3.6.5.40

3.6.5.40

SPECIAL METHOD OF VALUATION - CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PERSONAL PROPERTY

A. GENERAL - CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS: The phrase “construction work in progress” as defined in Paragraph (6) of Subsection B of Section 7-36-33 NMSA 1978 and as valued pursuant to Subsection D of Section 7-36-33 NMSA 1978 does not include the value of the land upon which the construction work is in progress. The land is valued pursuant to Section 7-36-15, 7-36-20, 7-36-23 or 7-36-25 NMSA 1978 and regulations thereunder, depending upon the nature and use of land.
B. GENERAL - LARGE OFF-THE-ROAD HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - CONTRACTORS' MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT:
1. (1) The machinery and equipment, except “manufactured homes” and “well drilling rigs” as defined in Parts 1 through 7 of Chapter 3.6 NMAC, of all resident and nonresident persons engaged in “construction” as that term is defined in Paragraph (3) of Subsection C of Section 7-36-2 NMSA 1978, including such property of such persons whose property is subject to valuation by the county assessor and the division, is reported and valued in accordance with this subsection.
2. (2) Information required to be reported.
 1. (a) The person reports each item of machinery and equipment owned or leased by that person by county in which the items were used during the preceding tax year and provide the following information with respect to each item:
 1. (i) make, model and year of manufacture, if available;
 2. (ii) capacity, if available;
 3. (iii) serial number, if available;
 4. (iv) where located by school district and county on January 1 of the tax year;
 5. (v) eate purchased;
 6. (vi) “tangible property cost” of the item as that term is defined in Subsection B of Section 7-36-33 NMSA 1978.
 2. (b) This reporting requirement may be modified by division instruction to permit use of information found in the uniform system of accounts used for reporting by certain persons reporting to state or federal regulatory agencies.
3. (3) The tangible property cost reported above is multiplied by a percentage, shown in the following schedule, that reflects an “average related accumulated provision for depreciation per unit...and an average of other justifiable factors per unit”. The product of the multiplication is the value of the machinery and equipment for property taxation purposes. The value determined using this procedure may be adjusted upon a sufficient showing to the division of a lesser value. In the case of persons required to report to it, the division may permit valuation on the basis of “book value” upon a showing that “book value” will result in substantially the same value arrived at by application of this procedure. The division may also permit or require valuation on the basis of values found in the uniform system of accounts used by certain persons to report to certain state or federal regulatory agencies.
 First calendar year immediately preceding current tax year of use
 after acquisition or purchase [if supportFields]>EQ \O(.,9)<![endif][if supportFields]><![endif]1.25%
 Second year of use after acquisition or purchase [if supportFields]>EQ \O(.,7)<![endif][if supportFields]><![endif]3.75%
 Third year of use after acquisition or purchase [if supportFields]>EQ \O(.,5)<![endif][if supportFields]><![endif]6.25%
 Fourth year of use after acquisition or purchase 38.75%
 Fifth year of use after acquisition or purchase [if supportFields]>EQ \O(.,2)<![endif][if supportFields]><![endif]1.25%
 Sixth year and following years after acquisition or purchase [if supportFields]>EQ \O(.,1)<![endif][if supportFields]><![endif]2.50%
4. (4) Manufactured homes of all resident and nonresident persons engaged in construction is valued and reported pursuant to Section 7-36-26 NMSA 1978 and regulations thereunder.
5. (5) Well drilling rigs of all resident and nonresident persons engaged in construc-tion are valued pursuant to Section 3.6.5.40 NMAC.
C. GENERAL - CERTAIN PROPERTY OF REGULATED BUSINESSES: Industrial, manufacturing and commercial machinery, equipment and furniture is valued by the division, as a schedule value pursuant to Subsection E of Section 7-36-33 NMSA 1978, at the value shown on the person's reported uniform system of accounts if the property is required to be valued by the division pursuant to Section 7-36-2 NMSA 1978 and it is:
1. (1) not subject to valuation under the provisions of Sections 7-36-22 through 7-36-32 NMSA 1978;
2. (2) not valued pursuant to the methods implemented in Subsection B of Section 3.6.5.40 NMAC; and
3. (3) reported to a state or federal regulatory agency by a person regulated by such agency using a uniform system of accounts.
D. GENERAL - WELL DRILLING RIG UNITS:
1. (1) A “well drilling rig unit” means all of the component parts of a unit that normally are transported to a site and set up to make a complete rig that is to be used for drilling a well for oil, gas, carbon dioxide, water, geothermal or other minerals. A well drilling rig unit includes, but is not limited to derrick and substructure; crown blocks; traveling block; drilling line; sand line; rotary hose and standpipe; hook; tongs and swivel; elevators; kelly; rotary table; draw works; engine; instrument; slush and mudpumps; generators; electric lines and accessories; mud tanks; fuel tanks; boilers; feed pump; blowout preventer; tools and supplies; water pumps and lines; drill bits; stairs; railings; dog house; tool joints; and miscellaneous equipment.
2. (2) “Depth capacity” as that phrase is used in Section 3.6.5.40 NMAC means the maximum depth of a well that the well drilling rig unit is capable of drilling without exceeding its safe operating design limits.
3. (3) Well drilling rig units are valued using a “schedule value” as that phrase is defined in Subsection B(4) of Section 7-36-33 NMSA 1978 based on drilling capacity. The schedule applicable to well drilling rig units is as follows:
  WELL DRILLING RIG UNIT VALUATION SCHEDULE
  Depth Capacity in Feet Value for Property Taxation Purposes
  2,000 - 4,999 $ 55,840
  5,000 - 7,499 111,607
  7,500 - 9,999 167,412
  10,000 - 12,499 223,215
  12,500 - 14,999 279,019
  15,000 - 17,999 334,824
  18,000 - 19,999 379,466
  20,000 - 24,999 491,071
  25,000 - 29,999 580,355
E. GENERAL - MINE DEVELOPMENT COSTS: Except for property used in connection with mineral property when the primary production from the mineral property is potash, mine development costs are tangible property costs subject to valuation and taxation under the Property Tax Code. Such include labor, engineering, geological analysis, utility costs and equipment rental fees relating to the development and opening of the mine.
F. GENERAL - CLAIM OF OBSOLESCENCE - BURDEN OF PROOF - THRESHOLD AMOUNT:
1. (1) A deduction for obsolescence will not be allowed unless the taxpayer proves that functional or economic obsolescence has reduced the value of the property and the connection between the degree of obsolescence and the amount of deduction claimed.
2. (2) Because the process of determining obsolescence generally is imprecise, no claim for obsolescence will be allowed unless the functional or economic obsolescence exceeds ten percent of the value of the property prior to application of the amount of obsolescence.
G. GENERAL - METHODS OF CALCULATING DEPRECIATION: For purposes of Subsection G of Section 3.6.5.40 NMAC, “salvage value” means the minimum twelve and one-half percent value established by Paragraph (3) of Subsection C of Section 7-36-33 NMSA 1978. To calculate allowable depreciation for any year, first salvage value shall be deducted from the tangible property cost for each item of property. Then the remainder shall be divided by the useful life in order to obtain the allowable depreciation per year for each item. In the alternative, a “percent good” table can be used in lieu of determining the depreciation for each individual asset. If used, a percent good table shall be calculated using straight line depreciation and a half-year convention as defined by the internal revenue service in publication 946.
[3/23/83, 12/29/94, 8/31/96, 3/31/00; 3.6.5.40 NMAC - Rn & A, 3 NMAC 6.5.40, 4/30/01]