Section 7-1-71.4 - Tax return preparer; electronic filing requirement; penalty. - New Mexico Statutes

7-1-71.4. Tax return preparer; electronic filing requirement; penalty.

A.     In taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2008, a tax return preparer who prepares over twenty-five personal income tax returns for a taxable year shall ensure that each return is submitted to the department by a department-approved electronic media, unless a person for whom the preparer files a return requests, in a form prescribed by the department, that the return be filed by other means in accordance with department rule.  

B.     A tax return preparer shall pay to the department a penalty not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) for each tax return filed in violation of this section.