Corporation Tax Act 2009

Miscellaneous U.K.

1137 Accounting periods: company not within charge to corporation tax U.K.

(1) This section applies to a company if—

(a) it is not within the charge to corporation tax, and

(b) it incurs qualifying Chapter 2 expenditure F1 ... .

(2) For the purposes of this Part the company is treated as having the accounting periods it would have if—

(a) it carried on a trade consisting of the activities in respect of which the expenditure is incurred, and

(b) it had started to carry on that trade when it started to carry on relevant research and development.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 1137(1)(b) omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 47(15) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), s. 47(8)

F2 1138 “Subsidised expenditure” U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 1138 omitted (with effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1.4.2024) by virtue of Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 1 paras. 9(11), 16 (with Sch. 1 para. 18); S.I. 2024/286, reg. 2

[F3 1138A Externally provided workers and contractors: R&D undertaken abroad U.K.

(1) This section applies to research and development undertaken outside the United Kingdom if—

(a) the research and development is undertaken in the circumstances described in subsection (2), or

(b) regulations made by the Treasury provide for this section to apply.

(2) The circumstances are that there are conditions necessary for the purposes of the research and development—

(a) that are not present in the United Kingdom,

(b) that are present in the location in which the research and development is undertaken, and

(c) that it would be wholly unreasonable for the company to replicate in the United Kingdom.

(3) In subsection (2) “conditions”—

(a) includes—

(i) geographical, environmental or social conditions;

(ii) legal or regulatory requirements as a result of which the research and development may not be undertaken in the United Kingdom, but

(b) does not include conditions so far as relating to—

(i) the cost of the research and development;

(ii) the availability of workers to carry out the research and development.

(4) The Treasury may by regulations make provision specifying things that are not conditions for the purposes of subsection (2).

Textual Amendments

F3 Ss. 1138A, 1138B inserted (with effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1.4.2024) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 1 paras. 9(12), 16 (with Sch. 1 para. 18); S.I. 2024/286, reg. 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 1138A applied (1.4.2024) by The Research and Development (Chapter 2 Relief) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/348), regs. 1(1), 3 (with reg. 2)

1138B Exempt foreign permanent establishments U.K.

For the purposes of this Part in its application to an accounting period, a company’s expenditure is “attributable to an exempt foreign permanent establishment” if—

(a) an election by the company under section 18A applies to the period, and

(b) the expenditure is brought into account in calculating a relevant profits amount or a relevant losses amount for the purposes of that section as it applies in relation to the period.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Ss. 1138A, 1138B inserted (with effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1.4.2024) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 1 paras. 9(12), 16 (with Sch. 1 para. 18); S.I. 2024/286, reg. 2

F4 1139 “Intellectual property” U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F4 S. 1139 omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 13(8) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance (No. 3) Act 2010 (c. 33), s. 13(6)

[F5 1139A Expenditure incurred on payments U.K.

(1) References in this Part to expenditure incurred on payments (however expressed) are references to expenditure incurred on payments made before the making of a claim under this Part in relation to that expenditure.]

Textual Amendments

F5 S. 1139A inserted (with effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1.4.2023) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (c. 30), Sch. 1 paras. 18(2), 20

1140 “Relevant payments to the subjects of a clinical trial” U.K.

(1) For the purposes of this Part “relevant payment”, in relation to a subject of a clinical trial, means a payment made to the subject for participating in the trial.

(2) For the purposes of this Part “clinical trial” means an investigation in human subjects undertaken in connection with the development of a health care treatment or procedure.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 1140 applied (with modifications) by 2010 c. 4, s. 357BLB(7)(g) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 64(7) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), s. 64(3))

[F6 1140A Groups U.K.

For the purposes of this Part, a company is in the same group as another company if those companies are in the same group for the purposes of Part 5 of CTA 2010.]

Textual Amendments

F6 S. 1140A inserted (with effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1.4.2024) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 1 paras. 9(13), 16 (with Sch. 1 para. 18); S.I. 2024/286, reg. 2

1141 “Payment period” U.K.

In this Part a “payment period” means a period—

(a) which ends on the fifth day of a month, and

(b) for which the company is liable to account for income tax and national insurance contributions to an officer of Revenue and Customs.

1142 [F7 Ineligible companies] U.K.

(1) For the purposes of this Part [F8 a company is an “ineligible company” if it is]—

(a) a charity,

(b) an institution of higher education,

[F9 (c) an association (in the sense that word has in section 469(1)(a) of CTA 2010) which meets conditions A and B in that section (conditions for qualifying as a scientific research association),]

(d) a health service body within the meaning of [F10 section 986] of that Act, or

(e) any other body prescribed, or of a description prescribed, by the Treasury, by order, for the purposes of this Part.

(2) In subsection (1)(b) “institution of higher education” means—

(a) an institution within the higher education sector within the meaning of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13),

(b) an institution within the higher education sector within the meaning of Part 2 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37) or a central institution within the meaning of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44), or

(c) a higher education institution within the meaning of Article 30(3) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2810 (N.I. 12)).

(3) An order under this section is to have effect in relation to the accounting periods or expenditure specified in the order.

(4) The order may specify accounting periods beginning, or expenditure incurred, before the time the order is made.

Textual Amendments

F7 S. 1142 heading substituted (with effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1.4.2024) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 1 paras. 9(14)(a), 16 (with Sch. 1 para. 18); S.I. 2024/286, reg. 2

F8 Words in s. 1142(1) substituted (with effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1.4.2024) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 1 paras. 9(14)(b), 16 (with Sch. 1 para. 18); S.I. 2024/286, reg. 2

F9 S. 1142(1)(c) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 676(a) (with Sch. 2)

F10 Words in s. 1142(1)(d) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 676(b) (with Sch. 2)

[F11 1142A “Claim notification” and “claim notification period” U.K.

(1) For the purposes of this Part—

• “claim notification” means, in relation to an R&D claim, a notification made by the company to an officer of His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in accordance with regulations under subsection (2);

• “claim notification period” means, in relation to an R&D claim, the period—

  (a)

  beginning with the first day of the period of account which is the same as the accounting period in respect of which the claim is made, or within which that accounting period falls, and

  (b)

  ending with the last day of the period of six months beginning with the first day after that period of account.

(2) The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs may by regulations specify, in relation to a claim notification—

(a) information to be provided with the notification;

(b) the form and manner in which the notification is to be made.

Textual Amendments

F11 Ss. 1142A, 1142B inserted (with effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1.4.2023) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (c. 30), Sch. 1 paras. 2(6), 20 Edit

1142B “R&D claim” U.K.

For the purposes of this Part an “R&D claim” means a claim under—

(a) section [F12 1042C] (R&D expenditure credits),

(b) section 1044 (relief for SMEs: additional deduction), or

(c) section 1054 (entitlement to R&D tax credit).]

Textual Amendments

F11 Ss. 1142A, 1142B inserted (with effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1.4.2023) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (c. 30), Sch. 1 paras. 2(6), 20 Edit

F12 Word in s. 1142B(a) substituted (with effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1.4.2024) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 1 paras. 9(15), 16 (with Sch. 1 paras. 18, 19); S.I. 2024/286, reg. 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 S. 1142B modified (with effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1.4.2024) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 1 paras. 16, 19; S.I. 2024/286, reg. 2

[F13 1142C Right to payment of credit inalienable U.K.

(1) The right of a company to be paid an amount of R&D expenditure credit or R&D tax credit may not be assigned.

(2) Accordingly, a purported assignment of such a right, or an agreement to assign such a right, is void.

(3) References to assignment in this section are to be read in Scotland as references to assignation.]

Textual Amendments

F13 S. 1142C inserted (22.2.2024) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 1 paras. 9(16), 16 (with Sch. 1 paras. 17, 18)

[F14 1142D General rule against payments of credit to nominees U.K.

(1) Where an amount of R&D expenditure credit or R&D tax credit is owed to a company, an officer of Revenue and Customs may not pay the amount to a person other than the company (even on the instruction or at the request of the company).

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if—

(a) the company requests that payment be made to a person connected with the company, or

(b) the officer is satisfied that exceptional circumstances make payment to the company impracticable or inconvenient.]

Textual Amendments

F14 S. 1142D inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 17(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 1 paras. 9(17), 16 (with Sch. 1 para. 18)

[F15 1142E Orders and regulations: ancillary provision U.K.

Any order or regulations under this Part may—

(a) contain incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision and savings;

(b) make different provision for different purposes or areas.]

Textual Amendments

F15 S. 1142E inserted (22.2.2024) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 1 paras. 9(18), 16 (with Sch. 1 para. 18)