N.M. Admin. Code § 3.2.210.16

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024
Section 3.2.210.16 - DAMAGE TO A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BY SUBCONTRACTOR
A. Charges by a contractor to a subcontractor for damages to a construction site caused by the subcontractor are not gross receipts to the contractor, but constitute a reduction in the amount of consideration paid to the subcontractor for the service performed by the subcontractor.
B. Example: A, a prime contractor, contracts with C, an independent contractor, to repair a part of a construction project damaged by B, a subcontractor on the project. B is responsible to A for the cost of such repair. A also contracts with D, a person engaged in the business of hauling trash, to remove trash and debris left by B after completion of B's portion of the project. B is obligated by the terms of the contract to remove the trash and debris. A charges B for the cost of repair paid to C and for the cost of hauling paid to D, either by deducting such cost from the amount A will pay B upon completion of B's work or by billing B directly for them.
(1) A's charges to B for the cost of repair is a reduction in the cost of A's subcontract with B. A, therefore, derives no receipts from the charge to B, regardless of whether A subtracts the cost of work done by C from the amount A pays B or whether B pays A the cost of the work performed by C.
(2) A may deliver a nontaxable transaction certificate (nttc) to C, the independent contractor, if the service performed by C is a construction service within the meaning of Section 7-9-52 NMSA 1978.
(3) On or after January 1, 2013, A may deliver an nttc to D for hauling trash, since hauling is a construction-related service within the meaning of Section 7-9-52 NMSA 1978 if all the requirements of that section are met.

N.M. Admin. Code § 3.2.210.16

3/9/72, 11/20/72, 3/20/74, 7/26/76, 6/18/79, 4/7/82, 5/4/84, 4/2/86, 11/26/90, 11/15/96; 3.2.210.16 NMAC - Rn, 3 NMAC 2.52.16 & A, 5/31/01; A, 12/14/12