ACCOUNTING POLICY
Income tax comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax and deferred tax is recognised in profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to a business combination, or items recognised directly in equity or in other comprehensive income.
Current tax is measured on taxable income at the applicable statutory rate enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Deferred tax is provided on temporary differences existing at each reporting date between the tax values of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts. Substantively enacted tax rates are used to determine future anticipated effective tax rates which in turn are used in the determination of deferred tax.
Deferred tax is not recognised for:
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temporary differences on the initial recognition of assets or liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss; |
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temporary differences related to investments in subsidiaries, and interest in associates and joint ventures to the extent that the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that these will not reverse in the foreseeable future; and |
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taxable temporary differences arising on the initial recognition of goodwill. |
These temporary differences are expected to result in taxable or deductible amounts in determining taxable profits for future periods when the carrying amount of the asset is recovered or the liability is settled. The principal temporary differences arise from depreciation of property, plant and equipment, provisions, unutilised capital allowances and tax losses carried forward.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax liabilities and assets, and relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same taxable entity, or on different tax entities, but intend to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis or their tax assets and liabilities will be realised simultaneously.
Deferred tax assets relating to the carry forward of unutilised tax losses and/or unutilised capital allowances are recognised to the extent it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the unutilised tax losses and/or unutilised capital allowances can be recovered. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are adjusted if recovery is no longer probable.