Commentary on Sections Overview Overview Section 1066: Expenditure on sub-contracted R&D undertaken in-house
2776.This section identifies the expenditure which qualifies for relief if the company undertakes the research and development itself. It is based on paragraph 9 of Schedule 12 to FA 2002.
2777.As in section 1052, this section uses the label “in-house” to describe research and development that the source legislation describes as being “directly undertaken” by the company.
2778.The section does not reproduce the condition in paragraph 9(4) of Schedule 12 to FA 2002 that the expenditure is not of a capital nature. This condition is unnecessary because section 53 in Part 3 (trading income) already prohibits a deduction for capital expenditure.