SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 31Tax relief for expenditure on research and development

Part 5Supplementary: amendments to Parts 3 to 6 of Schedule 12 to Finance Act 2002

Meaning of “qualifying expenditure on externally provided workers”

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1

Paragraph 17 (which applies certain definitions from Schedule 20 to the Finance Act 2000 (c. 17)) is amended as follows.

2

Omit the word “and” immediately preceding paragraph (c).

3

At the end of paragraph (c) add

; and

d

paragraphs 8A to 8E (qualifying expenditure on externally provided workers).

4

The heading to the paragraph accordingly becomes—

 Meaning of “relevant research and development”, “staffing costs”, “consumable stores” and “qualifying expenditure on externally provided workers”