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Income Tax Act 2007

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809VE Commercial trades

(1) Section 809VD is to be read in accordance with this section. (2) A reference to a “trade” also includes— (a) anything that is treated for corporation tax purposes as if it were a trade, and (b) a business carried on for generating income from land (as defined in section 207 of CTA 2009). (3) A trade is a “commercial trade” if it is conducted on a commercial basis and with a view to the realisation of profits. (4) The carrying on of activities of research and development from which it is intended that a commercial trade will be derived, or will benefit, is to be treated as the carrying on of a commercial trade. (5) But preparing to carry on activities within subsection (4) is not to be treated as the carrying on of a commercial trade. (6) A company which is a partner in a partnership is not to be regarded as carrying on a trade carried on by the partnership.

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809VE Commercial trades

(1) Section 809VD is to be read in accordance with this section. (2) A reference to a “trade” also includes— (a) anything that is treated for corporation tax purposes as if it were a trade, and (b) a business carried on for generating income from land (as defined in section 207 of CTA 2009). (3) A trade is a “commercial trade” if it is conducted on a commercial basis and with a view to the realisation of profits. (4) The carrying on of activities of research and development from which it is intended that a commercial trade will be derived, or will benefit, is to be treated as the carrying on of a commercial trade. (5) But preparing to carry on activities within subsection (4) is not to be treated as the carrying on of a commercial trade. (6) A company which is a partner in a partnership is not to be regarded as carrying on a trade carried on by the partnership.

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