{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-tax-act-2007/section-300",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-tax-act-2007/section-300.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/3",
  "legislation_title": "Income Tax Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-tax-act-2007",
  "path": "section/300",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "300",
  "heading": "Meaning of “qualifying trade”",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, a trade is a qualifying trade if—\n(a) it is conducted on a commercial basis and with a view to the realisation of profits, and\n(b) it does not consist wholly or as to a substantial part in the carrying on of excluded activities (see sections 303 to 310).\n(2) The carrying on of any activities of research and development from which it is intended—\n(a) that a trade will be derived which will be a qualifying trade, or\n(b) that a trade will benefit which is or will be a qualifying trade,\nis to be treated as the carrying on of a qualifying trade.\n(3) But preparing to carry on such activities does not count as preparing to carry on a qualifying trade.\n(4) References in this section to a trade are to be read without regard to the definition of “trade” in section 989.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 300(2)(a)(b) substituted (6.4.2011) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 2 paras. 7(3), 8 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 3) Act 2010 (c. 33), Sch. 2 para. 2(11); S.I. 2011/662, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/3/section/300",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:03.599581+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."
}