New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax (GRT)
How to compute New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) for New Mexico, tax year 2025: rates, thresholds, and step-by-step rules with primary-source citations.
Key facts — New Mexico, 2025
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | New Mexico |
| Tax type | Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) -- NOT a traditional sales tax; tax on the SELLER |
| State GRT rate | 5.125% |
| Local add-on range | 0% -- ~4.1875% |
| Maximum combined rate | ~9.3125% |
| Sourcing | Destination-based |
| Economic nexus | $100,000 in taxable gross receipts |
| Tax authority | New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department (TRD) |
| Portal | https://tap.state.nm.us |
| SST member | No |
| Skill version | 2.0 |
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Use this skill whenever asked about New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax (GRT). Trigger on phrases like "New Mexico GRT", "Gross Receipts Tax", "NM sales tax", "NMSA §7-9". NM has a GRT, not a traditional sales tax. ALWAYS load us-sales-tax first.
Full guide
New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) Skill v2.0
Section 1 -- Quick reference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | New Mexico |
| Tax type | Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) -- NOT a traditional sales tax; tax on the SELLER |
| State GRT rate | 5.125% |
| Local add-on range | 0% -- ~4.1875% |
| Maximum combined rate | ~9.3125% |
| Sourcing | Destination-based |
| Economic nexus | $100,000 in taxable gross receipts |
| Tax authority | New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department (TRD) |
| Portal | https://tap.state.nm.us |
| SST member | No |
| Skill version | 2.0 |
CRITICAL: NM GRT taxes virtually ALL services and most transactions. One of the broadest tax bases in the US (similar to Hawaii GET). Tax is on the seller, not the buyer.
Section 3 -- Transaction pattern library
| Pattern | Taxable? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| General TPP | TAXABLE | |
| Clothing | TAXABLE | No exemption |
| Grocery food | EXEMPT | Deductible from gross receipts |
| Prepared food | TAXABLE | |
| ALL services (including professional) | TAXABLE | NM taxes virtually all services |
| SaaS | TAXABLE | |
| Digital goods | TAXABLE | |
| Healthcare services | DEDUCTIBLE | Specific healthcare deductions available |
| Manufacturing equipment | DEDUCTIBLE | Deduction from gross receipts |
| Prescription drugs | EXEMPT | |
| Resale | DEDUCTIBLE |
Section 10 -- Prohibitions
- NEVER call NM's tax a "sales tax" without noting it is a GRT on the seller.
- NEVER assume services are exempt -- NM taxes virtually ALL services.
- NEVER confuse "deduction" with "exemption" -- NM uses deductions from gross receipts.
- NEVER compute any number.
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