Whenever the jurisdiction of the district court of Santa Fe county or the court of appeals is invoked according to the provisions of Section 7-1-25, 7-1-26 or 7-1-59 NMSA 1978, or whenever the jurisdiction of any federal court is invoked or whenever the jurisdiction of any district court of this state is invoked according to the provisions of Section 7-1-58 NMSA 1978, a final decision of that court or of any higher court which reviews the matter and from which decision no appeal or review is successfully taken is conclusive as regards the liability or nonliability of any person for payment of any tax.
History: 1953 Comp., § 72-13-41, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 248, § 29; 1966, ch. 30, § 5; 1999, ch. 84, § 3.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, updated statutory references.
If liability nonexistent under one theory then also under another theory. — The language of this section does not contemplate that, having imposed tax liability under a theory held to be erroneous, the commissioner (secretary) can then proceed anew against a taxpayer under another theory. Leaco Rural Tel. Coop., Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue, 1974-NMCA-076, 86 N.M. 629, 526 P.2d 426.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 72 Am. Jur. 2d State and Local Taxation §§ 1149, 1150.
84 C.J.S. Taxation §§ 647 to 653, 720 to 723.