PC3. Income taxes

AP Accounting principles

Due to the links between accounting and taxation, the deferred tax liability on untaxed reserves is recognized in the company’s annual accounts as a component of untaxed reserves.

Tax expenses
Tax expense (+), tax income (–)

SEKm

2018

2017

Deferred tax

940

–816

Current tax

IS Total

940

–816

Explanation of tax expense

The difference between the recognized tax expense and expected tax expense is explained below. The expected tax expense is calculated based on profit before tax multiplied by the current tax rate.

 

2018

 

2017

Reconciliation

SEKm

%

 

SEKm

%

1)

Non-taxable and non-deductible Group contributions relate to repayment from/to the respective subsidiary, which amounts to 78% of the Group contribution.

IS Profit before tax

17,102

 

 

1,680

 

IS Tax expense/income

940

5.5

 

–816

–48.5

Expected tax

3,763

22.0

 

370

22.0

Difference

–2,823

–16.5

 

–1,186

–70.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

The difference is due to:

 

 

 

 

 

Taxes related to prior periods

0

0.0

 

–16

–0.9

Non-taxable dividends from subsidiaries

–3,576

–20.9

 

–934

–55.6

Non-taxable Group contributions from subsidiaries1)

 

–529

–31.5

Non-deductible Group contributions to subsidiaries1)

713

4.2

 

13

0.8

Other non-taxable/non-deductible items

30

0.2

 

280

16.7

Changed tax rate

10

0.0

 

Total

–2,823

–16.5

 

–1,186

–70.5

The Parent Company participates in the Group’s tax pooling arrangement and up until 2017, paid the majority of the Group’s total Swedish taxes. These were recognized in profit or loss as Group contributions paid and received. The net of paid and received Group contributions per subsidiary amounts to 22% and is the respective subsidiary’s share of the tax cost for the Group. As of 2018, another Swedish subsidiary is used to pay the majority of the Group’s total Swedish taxes.

Current tax liability (+), tax asset (–)

SEKm

2018

2017

Value, January 1

–4

Current tax expense

Paid tax

0

–4

BS Value, December 31

–4

–4

Deferred tax expense (+), tax income (–)

SEKm

2018

2017

Changes in temporary differences

940

–800

Adjustments for prior periods

0

–16

Total

940

–816

Deferred tax assets (–)

SEKm

Value, January 1

Deferred tax expense

Value, December 31

Provisions for pensions

–190

11

–179

Tax loss carryforwards

–1,016

1,014

–2

Other

160

–84

76

BS Total

–1,046

941

–105

Appropriations and untaxed reserves

Accumulated depreciation in excess of plan totaling SEK 1m (1) is included in the Parent Company’s untaxed reserves.