Finance Act 2002

Qualifying sub-contracted R&D expenditureU.K.

8For the purposes of this Schedule, the SME’s “qualifying sub-contracted R&D expenditure” is the expenditure incurred by the SME on research and development that is contracted out to it where—

(a)that research and development is contracted out to the SME—

(i)by a large company, or

(ii)by any person otherwise than in the course of carrying on a trade, profession or vocation the profits of which are chargeable to tax under Case I or II of Schedule D; and

(b)the conditions of either paragraph 9 or paragraph 10 are satisfied.