Income earned by a member of a New Mexico federally recognized Indian nation, tribe, band or pueblo, the member's spouse or dependent, who is a member of a New Mexico federally recognized Indian nation, tribe, band or pueblo, is exempt from state income tax if the income is earned from work performed within and the member, spouse or dependent is domiciled within the boundaries of the Indian member's or the spouse's reservation or pueblo grant or within the boundaries of land defined as "Indian country" pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1151, as that section may be amended or renumbered, for that nation, tribe, band or pueblo.
§ 7-2-5.5 NMSA 1978
Exemption; earnings by Indians, their Indian spouses and Indian dependents on Indian lands
Known as the Income Tax Act
The act spans §§ 7–7 (129 sections).
Laws 1995, ch. 42, § 1; 2023, ch. 85, § 7.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.