Section 1099: SMEs: qualifying expenditure “for” an accounting period
2852.This section explains how qualifying expenditure is allocated to the accounting periods of a small or medium-sized enterprise. It is based on paragraph 2 of Schedule 13 to FA 2002.
2853.Subsection (2) suspends the normal operation of section 61 in Part 3 for pre-trading expenditure. Pre-trading expenditure is not treated as incurred on the first day of trading. Instead subsection (1)(b) treats the expenditure as incurred for an accounting period if it would have been deductible in calculating the trade profits for that period if the company had been trading.
2854.Relief is available for pre-trading expenditure not just under section 1092 but also under the main rule in section 1089 if it can be deducted in calculating the profits of a trade.