33. Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, are as follows:
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Tax payable |
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Current tax expense |
₩ | 342,066 | ₩ | 607,175 | ₩ | 700,597 | ||||||
Adjustments recognized in the period for current tax of prior years |
(17,939 | ) | 27,217 | (39,445 | ) | |||||||
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Sub-total |
324,127 | 634,392 | 661,152 | |||||||||
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Changes in deferred income tax assets (liabilities)1 |
93,221 | (201,012 | ) | 212,195 | ||||||||
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Income tax recognized directly in equity |
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Exchange difference in foreign operation |
— | (11,338 | ) | 25,674 | ||||||||
Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities |
7,363 | (4,093 | ) | (7,240 | ) | |||||||
Change in value of available-for-sale financial assets |
5,177 | 20,754 | (84,781 | ) | ||||||||
Change in value of held-to-maturity financial assets |
349 | (1,186 | ) | (3,789 | ) | |||||||
Share of other comprehensive loss of associates |
(816 | ) | 116 | 20,975 | ||||||||
Cash flow hedges |
(486 | ) | (1,423 | ) | (4,368 | ) | ||||||
Hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation |
8,134 | 2,265 | (8,186 | ) | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income for assets held for sale |
— | — | (21,498 | ) | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income for separate accounts |
— | — | 4,829 | |||||||||
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Sub-total |
19,721 | 5,095 | (78,384 | ) | ||||||||
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Others |
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Tax expense |
₩ | 437,389 | ₩ | 438,475 | ₩ | 794,963 | ||||||
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1 | The corporate tax rate was changed due to the amendment of corporate tax law in 2017. Accordingly, the expected rate has been applied for the deferred tax assets and liabilities that are expected to be utilized in periods after 2018. Amended income tax rate for ₩200 million and below is 11%, for ₩200 million to ₩20 billion is 22%, for ₩20 billion to ₩300 billion is 24.2% and for over ₩300 billion is 27.5%. |
An analysis of the net profit before income tax and income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, follows:
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Tax rate | Amount | Tax rate | Amount | Tax rate | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
(%) | (In millions of Korean won) |
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Net profit before income tax |
₩ | 2,164,695 | ₩ | 2,628,655 | ₩ | 4,138,424 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tax at the applicable tax rate1 |
24.18 | 523,394 | 24.18 | 635,673 | 24.19 | 1,001,037 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-taxable income |
(3.92 | ) | (84,835 | ) | (7.15 | ) | (188,062 | ) | (5.02 | ) | (207,777 | ) | ||||||||||||
Non-deductible expense |
0.75 | 16,186 | 0.64 | 16,711 | 0.26 | 10,706 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tax credit and tax exemption |
(0.02 | ) | (427 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (1,079 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (1,658 | ) | ||||||||||||
Temporary difference for which no deferred tax is recognized |
0.27 | 5,772 | 0.10 | 2,749 | (0.16 | ) | (6,484 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax relating to changes in recognition and measurement |
(0.01 | ) | (251 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (828 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (4,894 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income tax refund for tax of prior years |
(0.92 | ) | (19,894 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (12,612 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (4,854 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense of overseas branch |
0.18 | 3,827 | 0.13 | 3,447 | 0.04 | 1,549 | ||||||||||||||||||
Effects from change in tax rate |
(0.03 | ) | (671 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (739 | ) | 0.42 | 17,367 | ||||||||||||||
Others |
(0.26 | ) | (5,712 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (16,785 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (10,029 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Average effective tax rate and tax expense |
20.22 | ₩ | 437,389 | 16.68 | ₩ | 438,475 | 19.21 | ₩ | 794,963 | |||||||||||||||
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1 | Applicable income tax rate for ₩200 million and below is 11%, for ₩200 million to ₩20 billion is 22% and for over ₩20 billion is 24.2% as of December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017. |
Details of current tax assets (income tax refund receivables) and current tax liabilities (income tax payables), as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, are as follows:
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Tax payables (receivables) before offsetting |
Offsetting | Tax payables (receivables) after offsetting |
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Income tax refund receivables1 |
₩ | (226,560 | ) | ₩ | 226,560 | ₩ | — | |||||
Income tax payables |
668,372 | (226,560 | ) | 441,812 |
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Tax payables (receivables) before offsetting |
Offsetting | Tax payables (receivables) after offsetting |
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Income tax refund receivables1 |
₩ | 215,702 | ₩ | (215,702 | ) | ₩ | — | |||||
Income tax payables |
218,168 | 215,702 | 433,870 |
1 | Excludes current tax assets of ₩6,324 million (2016: ₩65,738 million) by uncertain tax position and others, which do not qualify for offsetting. |