SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 31Tax relief for expenditure on research and development

Part 3Work sub-contracted to SMEs: Part 2 of Schedule 12 to Finance Act 2002

Required minimum aggregate expenditure: reduction from £25,000 to £10,000

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1

Paragraph 7 (entitlement to relief under Part 2 of the Schedule) is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (1)(b) (requirement for minimum R&D expenditure of £25,000 or time apportioned part of that amount) in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) for “£25,000” substitute “ £10,000 ”.