City of Bayard notice of intent to adopt GRT option ordinance

Category: Legal Notices Legal Notices
Published: 14 August 2018 14 August 2018

CITY OF BAYARD

Notice of Intent to Adopt

The City of Bayard hereby gives public notice of the intent to adopt of the Municipal Gross Receipts Tax Option Ordinance as listed below:

Section 1. Imposition of Tax. There is imposed on any person engaging in business in this municipality for the privilege of engaging in business in this municipality an excise tax equal to one fourth of one percent (.25%) of the gross receipts reported or required to be reported by the person pursuant to the New Mexico Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act as it now exists or as it may be amended. The tax imposed under this ordinance is pursuant to the Municipal Local Option Gross Receipts Taxes Act as it now exists or as it may be amended and shall be known as the "municipal gross receipts tax."

Section 2.General Provisions. This ordinance hereby adopts by reference all definitions, exemptions and deductions contained in the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act as it now exists or as it may be amended.

Section 3.Specific Exemptions. No municipal gross receipts tax shall be imposed on the gross receipts arising from:

A. transporting persons or property for hire by railroad, motor vehicle, air transportation or any other means from one point within the municipality to another point outside the municipality;

B. a business located outside the boundaries of a municipality on land owned by that municipality for which a state gross receipts tax distribution is made pursuant to Subsection C of Section 7-1-6.4 NMSA 1978;or

C. direct broadcast satellite services.

Section 4.Dedication.Revenue from the municipal gross receipts tax will be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
1. Municipal General Purposes

Section 5.Effective Date. The effective date of the municipal gross receipts tax shall be January 1, 2019, which is the date first occurring after the expiration of three months from the date this ordinance is adopted and the adopted ordinance is delivered or mailed to the Taxation and Revenue Department.

Consideration of the final ordinance will not take place until at least two weeks (14) days subsequent to the date of this notice, and only at a public meeting called and held in accordance with S10-5-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 comp. Copies of the proposed ordinance may be obtained at the Bayard City Hall.

Consideration is currently scheduled for and will not take place prior to September 10, 2018 for final adoption.

Kristina Ortiz, CMC
Clerk-Treasurer

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