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Income Tax Act 2007

Section 300: Meaning of “qualifying trade”

898.This section explains the term “qualifying trade”. It is based on paragraph 4(1), (2) and (9) and on paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 28B to ICTA.

899.In subsection (1)(b) there is a reference to excluded activities. Excluded activities are set out in section 303.

900.Subsection (2) provides that the carrying on of any R&D activities is treated as the carrying on of a qualifying trade in certain circumstances. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) now extends the cases in paragraph (a) in which this treatment occurs. See Change 41 in Annex 1.

901.Subsection (3) provides that preparing to carry out R&D does not count as preparing to carry on a qualifying trade. See Change 63 in Annex 1.

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