PC4. 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 expense

Tax expense (+), tax income (–)

SEKm

2020

2019

Deferred tax

–46

–27

Current tax

14

0

IS Total

–32

–27

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.

 

2020

 

2019

Reconciliation

SEKm

%

 

SEKm

%

IS Profit before tax

2,604

 

 

4,095

 

IS Tax expense/income

–32

–1.2

 

–27

–0.7

Expected tax

557

21.4

 

876

21.4

Difference

–589

–22.6

 

–903

–22.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

The difference is due to:

 

 

 

 

 

Taxes related to prior periods

0

0.0

 

4

0.0

Non-taxable dividends from subsidiaries

–555

–21.3

 

–865

–21.1

Non-taxable Group contributions from Group companies1)

–283

–10.9

 

–174

–4.2

Non-deductible interest expenses

234

9.0

 

129

3.1

Other non-taxable/non-deductible items

15

0.6

 

3

0.1

Changed tax rate

0

0.0

 

0

0.0

Total

–589

–22.6

 

–903

–22.1

1)

Non-taxable Group contributions relate to repayment from the Group company that pays the majority of the Group’s total Swedish taxes, which amount to 78.6% (78.6) of the Group contribution.

The Parent company participates in the Group’s tax pooling arrangement. Group contributions paid were treated as a tax deductible expense and received Group contributions were treated as non-taxable revenue. The net of paid and received Group contributions amounts to 21.4% (21.4) and is the amount of the company’s tax cost for the Group. In addition, the Parent company has received Group contributions from another Swedish Group company, part of which was accounted for as non-taxable income in 2019.

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

SEKm

2020

2019

Income tax for the period

0

Adjustments for prior periods

14

Total

14

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

SEKm

2020

2019

Value, January 1

–11

–4

Current tax expense

14

0

Paid tax

0

–7

BS Value, December 31

3

–11

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

SEKm

2020

2019

Changes in temporary differences

–33

–31

Adjustments for prior periods

–13

4

Total

–46

–27

Deferred tax assets (–)

SEKm

Value, January 1

Deferred tax expense

Value, December 31

Provisions for pensions

–179

0

–179

Other

47

–46

1

BS Total

–132

–46

–178

Appropriations and untaxed reserves

Accumulated depreciation in excess of plan totaling SEK 5m (4) is included in the Parent company’s untaxed reserves.