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Corporation Tax Act 2010

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312 Qualifying pre-commencement expenditure

(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, expenditure is “qualifying pre-commencement expenditure” if it meets each of conditions A to D. (2) Condition A is that the expenditure is incurred on or after 1 January 2006. (3) Condition B is that the expenditure is incurred in the course of oil extraction activities. (4) Condition C is that the expenditure is incurred by a company with a view to carrying on a ring fence trade but before the company sets up and commences the ring fence trade. (5) Condition D is that the expenditure— (a) is subsequently allowable as a deduction in calculating the profits of the ring fence trade for the commencement period (whether or not any part of it is so allowable for any post-commencement period), or (b) is relevant R&D expenditure incurred by an SME. (6) For the purposes of this section, expenditure incurred by a company is “relevant R&D expenditure incurred by an SME” if— (a) the company makes an election under section 1045 of CTA 2009 (alternative treatment for pre-trading expenditure: deemed trading loss) in respect of that expenditure, but (b) the company does not make a claim for an R&D tax credit under section 1054 of that Act in respect of that expenditure. (7) In the case of any qualifying pre-commencement expenditure which is relevant R&D expenditure incurred by an SME, the amount of that expenditure is treated for the purposes of this Chapter as being equal to 150% of its actual amount. (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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312 Qualifying pre-commencement expenditure

(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, expenditure is “qualifying pre-commencement expenditure” if it meets each of conditions A to D. (2) Condition A is that the expenditure is incurred on or after 1 January 2006. (3) Condition B is that the expenditure is incurred in the course of oil extraction activities. (4) Condition C is that the expenditure is incurred by a company with a view to carrying on a ring fence trade but before the company sets up and commences the ring fence trade. (5) Condition D is that the expenditure— (a) is subsequently allowable as a deduction in calculating the profits of the ring fence trade for the commencement period (whether or not any part of it is so allowable for any post-commencement period), or (b) is relevant R&D expenditure incurred by an SME. (6) For the purposes of this section, expenditure incurred by a company is “relevant R&D expenditure incurred by an SME” if— (a) the company makes an election under section 1045 of CTA 2009 (alternative treatment for pre-trading expenditure: deemed trading loss) in respect of that expenditure, but (b) the company does not make a claim for an R&D tax credit under section 1054 of that Act in respect of that expenditure. (7) In the case of any qualifying pre-commencement expenditure which is relevant R&D expenditure incurred by an SME, the amount of that expenditure is treated for the purposes of this Chapter as being equal to 150% of its actual amount. (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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