{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/corporation-tax-act-2009/section-712",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/corporation-tax-act-2009/section-712.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/4",
  "legislation_title": "Corporation Tax Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/corporation-tax-act-2009",
  "path": "section/712",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "712",
  "heading": "“Intangible asset”",
  "text": "(1) In this Part “intangible asset” has the meaning it has for accounting purposes (and includes an internally-generated intangible asset).\n(2) In particular, “intangible asset” includes intellectual property.\n(3) For this purpose “intellectual property” means—\n(a) any patent, trade mark, registered design, copyright or design right, plant breeders' rights or rights under section 7 of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (c. 66),\n(b) any right under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom corresponding or similar to a right within paragraph (a),\n(c) any information or technique not protected by a right within paragraph (a) or (b) but having industrial, commercial or other economic value, or\n(d) any licence or other right in respect of anything within paragraph (a), (b) or (c).\n(4) This section is subject to Chapter 10 (excluded assets).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 712(1) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 70(7)(8) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), s. 70(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 712(2)(3) applied by 2010 c. 8, s. 417(6) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 5 para. 25(1)-(3) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 5 para. 1 (with Sch. 5 paras. 27, 32-34))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/4/section/712",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:19.560467+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}