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Corporation Tax Act 2009

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61 Pre-trading expenses

(1) This section applies if a company incurs expenses for the purposes of a trade before (but not more than 7 years before) the date on which the company starts to carry on the trade (“the start date”). (2) If, in calculating the profits of the trade— (a) no deduction would otherwise be allowed for the expenses, but (b) a deduction would be allowed for them if they were incurred on the start date, the expenses are treated as if they were incurred on the start date (and therefore a deduction is allowed for them). (3) This section does not apply to any expenses in relation to which— (a) any debit falls, or (b) any debit would fall but for section 330 (loan relationships: debits in respect of pre-trading expenditure), to be brought into account for the purposes of Part 5 (loan relationships).

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61 Pre-trading expenses

(1) This section applies if a company incurs expenses for the purposes of a trade before (but not more than 7 years before) the date on which the company starts to carry on the trade (“the start date”). (2) If, in calculating the profits of the trade— (a) no deduction would otherwise be allowed for the expenses, but (b) a deduction would be allowed for them if they were incurred on the start date, the expenses are treated as if they were incurred on the start date (and therefore a deduction is allowed for them). (3) This section does not apply to any expenses in relation to which— (a) any debit falls, or (b) any debit would fall but for section 330 (loan relationships: debits in respect of pre-trading expenditure), to be brought into account for the purposes of Part 5 (loan relationships).

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