Suzanne Wood Bruckner

Practice Areas

Business and Corporate Law

Employment and Labor Law

Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate

Healthcare and Hospital Law

Public Finance and Tax Incentives

Renewable Energy

Tax Law

Career

Suzanne Wood Bruckner is head of the firm’s tax law practice group, a licensed New Mexico CPA, and a firm shareholder.

Her practice concentrates on New Mexico tax law, including corporate income tax, sales and use (gross receipts and compensating) tax, property tax, and public finance. In her tax practice, she advises businesses with all aspects of New Mexico taxes, including tax planning, audit defense, administrative protests and litigation, refunds, tax credits and tax incentives. She consults on a variety of federal tax issues that affect business and government clients.

In her public finance practice, she advises about taxable and tax-exempt financings for public, and private and government clients.

Her general business practice involves formation and governance matters and contract preparation and review.

Before joining the Sutin Firm, she worked as a certified public accountant for 10 years at KPMG LLP, an international accounting firm. She also served as a captain in the United States Army, serving in Korea, Germany and Desert Storm.

Professional Memberships

New Mexico Chief Hearing Officer Selection Committee, Member, 2021-present

New Mexico Public Accountancy Board appointee, 2021-present; Vice-Chair, 2022-present

New Mexico Tax Practitioner Advisory Committee appointee

New Mexico Chief Hearing Officer Selection Committee, Chair, 2015-2021

New Mexico Tax Research Institute, Executive Committee Member, Board Member and Vice President

Association of Commerce and Industry, Member, Taxation Policy Committee, Former Chair

New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants, Member

American Bar Association

National Association of Bond Lawyers

The Storehouse, New Mexico, Board Member and Treasurer

Publications

“Council on State Taxation (COST) Fifty State Developments Summary Update – New Mexico.” Co-authored annually

“New Mexico Legislative Update,” New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants’ 2022 New Mexico Tax Conference, December 14, 2022, State Bar of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Co-presented with Richard Anklam, Executive Director, New Mexico Tax Research Institute

Panelist, “Fearless Females: Women in Leadership,” New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants’ Albuquerque Women’s Summit, June 17, 2022, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Panelist, “Settlement and Negotiation Workshop,” Multistate Tax Commission’s SALT Attorney Training, April 19, 2022, Albuquerque, New Mexico

“Sales and Use Taxes: New Mexico for Practical Law,” authored and periodically updated

“Updates from the Governor’s Tax Policy Advisory Committee and Tax Practitioner Advisory Committee,” October 15, 2020, presented to the Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Co-presented with Stephanie Schardin Clarke, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, and Richard Anklam, Executive Director, New Mexico Tax Research Institute

“House Bill 6 Implementation and Unfinished Business,” July 25, 2019, testified before the Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee, Santa Fe, New Mexico

“Financing – Understanding and Utilizing NM’s Public Tax Options for Business & Projects,” October 29, 2014, 19th Annual New Mexico Infrastructure Finance Conference, Pojoaque, New Mexico

“Gross Receipts Tax: Fundamentals and Strategies,” August 13, 2014, National Business Institute, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico

“Updates, Changes and Issues in New Mexico Tax Law,” 2012 New Mexico Tax Conference, December 7, 2012, New Mexico CPA Foundation Continuing Professional Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico

“Financial Statement Analysis: Understand and Interpret Financial Results for Better Management, Investment and Credit Decisions,” December 2006 and 2007, Lorman Education Services, Albuquerque, New Mexico

“Federal Contractors and New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax,” November 10, 2006, Sutin, Thayer & Browne, Albuquerque, New Mexico

“The Pension Protection Act of 2006,” Southern Pueblos Council Meeting, November 9, 2006

“The Pension Protection Act of 2006,” Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council Governors Meeting, September 12, 2006

“Accounting and Tax Issues for Businesses,” September 14, 2001, Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, Albuquerque, New Mexico

“Economic Development Issues — Past and Future,” June 6 and 12, 2001, KPMG Professionals State Tax Update, Albuquerque, New Mexico

“Where is My Business Going: Tax and Accounting Issues for Structuring Your Business,” February 22, 2001, Technology Ventures Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico

“Tax Fundamentals,” January 15-16, 2001, KPMG, Los Angeles, California

“Technology Jobs Tax Credit,” December 7, 2000, KPMG Professionals Seminar, Albuquerque, New Mexico