N.M. Stat. § 45-3-926
Apportionment and recapture of special elective benefits.
A. In this section:
(1)
"special elective benefit" means a reduction in an estate tax obtained by
an election for:
(a) a reduced valuation of specified property that is included in the gross
estate;
(b) a deduction from the gross estate, other than a marital or charitable
deduction, allowed for specified property; or
(c) an exclusion from the gross estate of specified property; and
(2)
"specified property" means property for which an election has been made
for a special elective benefit.
B. If an election is made for one or more special elective benefits, an initial
apportionment of a hypothetical estate tax must be computed as if no election for any of
those benefits had been made. The aggregate reduction in estate tax resulting from all
elections made must be allocated among holders of interests in the specified property in
the proportion that the amount of deduction, reduced valuation or exclusion attributable
to each holder's interest bears to the aggregate amount of deductions, reduced
valuations and exclusions obtained by the decedent's estate from the elections. If the
estate tax initially apportioned to the holder of an interest in specified property is
reduced to zero, any excess amount of reduction reduces ratably the estate tax
apportioned to other persons that receive interests in the apportionable estate.
C. An additional estate tax imposed to recapture all or part of a special elective
benefit must be charged to the persons that are liable for the additional tax under the
law providing for the recapture.