AC Immune SA | CIK:0001651625 | 3

  • Filed: 3/20/2018
  • Entity registrant name: AC Immune SA (CIK: 0001651625)
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  • ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIncomeTaxExplanatory

    16.
    Income taxes

    The Company recognized no income tax expense or deferred tax asset or liability positions for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015.

    The income tax expense for each year can be reconciled to Income / (loss) before tax as follows:

      
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    in CHF thousands
     
    2017
      
    2016
      
    2015
     
    Income / (loss) before income tax
      
    (26,411
    )
      
    (7,096
    )
      
    20,270
     
    Tax expense / (benefit) calculated at the statutory rate of 20.5% (21% for 2016 and 22% for 2015)
      
    (5,420
    )
      
    (1,504
    )
      
    4,566
     
    Effect of Swiss Tax Holidays
      
    -
       
    -
       
    -
     
    Permanent differences
      
    40
       
    (166
    )
      
    -
     
    Effect of unrecognized carry forward tax loss
      
    -
       
    -
       
    (4,566
    )
    Effect of unused tax losses and tax offsets not recognized as deferred tax assets
      
    5,380
       
    1,670
       
    -
     
    Effective income tax rate benefit / (expense)
      
    -
       
    -
       
    -
     

    The tax rate used for the 2017 reconciliations above is the corporate tax rate of 20.5% (21%: 2016 and 22% : 2015) payable by corporate entities in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland on taxable profits under tax law in that jurisdiction.

    In 2015, AC Immune was able to apply tax loss carryforwards to reduce its effective tax rate to zero.

      
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    in CHF thousands
     
    2017
      
    2016
      
    2015
     
    Unrecognized deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and unused tax credits
             
    Deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and unused tax credits for which no deferred tax assets have been recognized are attributable to the following:
             
    - Tax losses
      
    62,575
       
    36,707
       
    29,079
     
    - Deductible temporary differences related to the retirement benefit plan
      
    4,926
       
    3,798
       
    2,787
     
                 
    Total
      
    67,501
       
    40,505
       
    31,866
     

    Deductible temporary differences related to the retirement benefit plan do not expire. Tax losses expiry dates are shown in the table below:

    in CHF thousands
     
    2017
      
    2016
      
    2015
     
    Tax losses split by expiry date
             
    December 31, 2017
      
    -
       
    -
       
    -
     
    December 31, 2018
      
    2,175
       
    2,175
       
    2,175
     
    December 31, 2019
      
    16,566
       
    16,566
       
    16,566
     
    December 31, 2020
      
    10,338
       
    10,338
       
    10,388
     
    December 31, 2021
      
    -
       
    -
       
    -
     
    December 31, 2022
      
    -
       
    -
       
    -
     
    December 31, 2023
      
    7,628
       
    7,628
       
    -
     
    December 31, 2024
      
    25,868
       
    -
       
    -
     
    Total
      
    62,575
       
    36,707
       
    29,079
     

    The tax losses available for future offset against taxable profits have increased by CHF 25.9 million from 2016, representing the amount of tax losses that are additionally available as an offset, subject to expiration as disclosed in the table above, against future taxable income.

    Consistent with prior years, the Company has not recorded any deferred tax assets in relation to the past tax losses available for offset against future profits as the recognition criteria have not been met at the balance sheet date.