2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 7 - Taxation
Section 9 Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax
Section 7-9-95 Deduction; gross receipts tax; sales of certain tangible personal property; limited period.

Receipts from the sale at retail of the following types of tangible personal property may be deducted if the sale of the property occurs during the period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ending at midnight on the following Sunday:

A. an article of clothing or footwear designed to be worn on or about the human body if the sales price of the article is less than one hundred dollars ($100) except:

(1) any special clothing or footwear that is primarily designed for athletic activity or protective use and that is not normally worn except when used for the athletic activity or protective use for which it is designed; and

(2) accessories, including jewelry, handbags, luggage, umbrellas, wallets, watches and similar items worn or carried on or about the human body, without regard to whether worn on the body in a manner characteristic of clothing;

B. a desktop, laptop or notebook computer if the sales price of the computer does not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and any associated monitor, speaker or set of speakers, printer, keyboard, microphone or mouse if the sales price of the device does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500); and

C. school supplies that are items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes, including notebooks, paper, writing instruments, crayons, art supplies, rulers, book bags, backpacks, handheld calculators, maps and globes, but not including watches, radios, compact disc players, headphones, sporting equipment, portable or desktop telephones, copiers, office equipment, furniture or fixtures.