Monday
Jul202009
Go West, Young Man -- New Mexico's High Wage Tax Credit
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 7:04AM New Mexico is home to many cool things: skiing, sun, and miraculous stairs.
If these unique attractions aren't enough to entice you to the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico offers the...
New Mexico will give qualifying companies 10% of the value of wages+benefits for jobs paying above $28,000 per year in rural areas and $40,000 per year in more urban areas. (Note: "more urban" is relative. In this case, it means "Area with population in excess of 40,000 persons). The credit does have a limit. It cannot exceed $12,000 per year, per job.
However, the credit is available for 4 years and is refundable!
Interested companies will need to file annual certificates for each of the applicable employees, but the paperwork should be well worth it!
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