New Mexico Head of Household Tax Brackets
Tax Year: 2023 | Due Date: April 15, 2024
The New Mexico Head of Household filing status tax brackets are shown in the table below. These income tax brackets and rates apply to New Mexico taxable income earned January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.
| Tax Bracket | Tax Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | to | $8,000 | 1.7% |
| $8,001 | to | $16,000 | 3.2% |
| $16,001 | to | $24,000 | 4.7% |
| $24,001 | to | $315,000 | 4.9% |
| $315,001 | to | ∞ | 5.9% |
Residents of New Mexico are also subject to federal income tax rates, and must generally file a federal income tax return by April 15, 2024. Read the New Mexico income tax tables for Head of Household filers published inside the Form PIT-1 Instructions booklet for more information.
What is the New Mexico Head of Household income tax filing status?
There are five filing status available to New Mexico state taxpayers: Single, Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, Head of Household, and Qualifying Widow. These five filing status are visible as check boxes on both the IRS Form 1040 and the New Mexico Form PIT-1.
Head of Household is the filing type you select if you are unmarried and provide a home to at least one qualifying child or dependent. Filing as Head of Household generally results in paying lower federal and New Mexico state income tax rates compared to the other four filing statuses.
Head of Household status tax payers in most states have a relatively higher standard deduction and more family oriented credits available to help reduce their income tax liability.
Last updated: December 2, 2023