Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

6 (1) For the purposes of this Schedule, expenditure is “qualifying pre-commencement expenditure” if it meets conditions A to D.

(2) Condition A is that the expenditure is incurred on or after 1st 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 person with a view to carrying on a ring fence trade but before the person 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 paragraph, expenditure incurred by a company is “relevant R&D expenditure incurred by an SME” if—

(a) the company makes an election under [F1 section 1045 of CTA 2009] (R&D tax relief for SMEs: alternative treatment of pre-trading expenditure) in respect of that expenditure, but

(b) the company does not make a claim for an R&D tax credit under [F2 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 Schedule as being equal to 150% of its actual amount.

(8) In the case of any qualifying pre-commencement expenditure which is relevant R&D expenditure incurred by a large company, the amount of that expenditure is treated for the purposes of this Schedule as being equal to 125% of its actual amount.

(9) For this purpose “relevant R&D expenditure incurred by a large company” means [F3 qualifying Chapter 5 expenditure as defined by section 1076 of CTA 2009] (R&D tax relief for large companies).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 19C para. 6(6)(a) substituted (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 284(2)(a) (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)

F2 Words in Sch. 19C para. 6(6)(b) substituted (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 284(2)(b) (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)

F3 Words in Sch. 19C para. 6(9) substituted (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 284(3) (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)