Section 31 | R&D expenditure credits: ineligible companies

(1)CTA 2009 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 104A (R&D expenditure credits), after subsection (7) insert—

(7A)Section 104WA contains provision about ineligible companies.

(3)After section 104W insert—

104WAIneligible companies

(1)No claim for an R&D expenditure credit may be made in respect of expenditure incurred by an ineligible company.

(2)In this section, “ineligible company” means a company that is—

(a)an institution of higher education (as defined by section 1142(1)(b)),

(b)a charity, or

(c)a company of a description prescribed by the Treasury by regulations.

(4)In section 1310(4) (orders and regulations subject to affirmative procedure), before paragraph (zza) insert—

(zzza)section 104WA (ineligible companies for the purposes of R&D expenditure credits),

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(5)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to expenditure incurred on or after 1 August 2015.