07 IAS 12 Basic - Handout 4 Case Study 2 Solution
07 IAS 12 Basic - Handout 4 Case Study 2 Solution
07 IAS 12 Basic - Handout 4 Case Study 2 Solution
Temporary differences
The cost of the item of plant is tax deductible on a reducing balance basis. The carrying
amount, tax base, temporary difference and deferred tax can be calculated as follows:
31 December 2010 - - -
As fines are not deductible for tax purposes, the tax base of the provision for expected litigation
equals its carrying amount and so there is no temporary difference and no deferred tax.
Tax rate
In accordance with IAS 12.47 deferred tax assets and liabilities should be measured at the tax
rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realised or the liability is settled,
based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of
the reporting period.
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Handout 4
ABCD IAS 12 – Income Taxes
Basic Baseline
At this end of the reporting period, new tax rates have been enacted which differ for the period
2007-2008 and for the period beginning in 2009. An estimate should be made of the date when
the deferred tax liability will be settled, as the rate to be used for the deferred tax calculation
should be the one applicable in the relevant period.
The tax rate that is expected to be adopted by the Government for 2010 and thereafter cannot be
used for the deferred tax measurement as this rate is neither enacted nor substantively enacted
as of 31 December 2007.
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International. KPMG International provides no client services. No member firm has any authority to obligate or bind KPMG International or any other member
firm vis-à-vis third parties, nor does KPMG International have any such authority to obligate or bind any member firm. All rights reserved.