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AI Summary of 496. Qualifying investment (company perspective)

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Version date: 12 November 2024 - onwards
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496. Qualifying investment (company perspective)

(1) In this Part, an investment shall be a qualifying investment where -

(a) an individual subscribes for eligible shares in a qualifying company, and

(b) the company employs the amount subscribed wholly or mainly for a qualifying purpose within the relevant period, and

(c) the investment complies with this section.

(2) In this Part, a qualifying purpose -

(a) includes employing the amounts in the qualifying company, or a qualifying subsidiary following an investment under section 490(4)(b) -

(i) for the purposes of carrying on relevant trading activities, or

(ii) in the case of a company which has not commenced to trade, for the purpose of carrying on R&D+I which is connected with and undertaken with a view to the carrying on of relevant trading activities,

where the use of the money will contribute directly to the creation or maintenance of employment in the company, and