Annual Report 2005 - Leeden Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements- 31 December 2005452.26 Income taxes (cont’d)(b) Deferred taxDeferred income tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences at the balance sheet date between the taxbases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for fi nancial reporting purposes.Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences, except:• Where the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or of an asset or liability in a transaction that isnot a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profi t nor taxable profi t or loss;andACE DYNAMICS LIMITED• In respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiary companies, associates and interestsin joint ventures, where the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is probable that thetemporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.Deferred income tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, carry-forward of unused tax credits andunused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profi t will be available against which the deductible temporarydifferences, and the carry-forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised except:• Where the deferred income tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of anasset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither theaccounting profi t nor taxable profi t or loss; and• In respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiary companies, associates and interestsin joint ventures, deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that the temporary differences willreverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profi t will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised.The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is nolonger probable that suffi cient taxable profi t will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to be utilised.Unrecognised deferred income tax assets are reassessed at each balance sheet date and are recognised to the extent that it hasbecome probable that future taxable profi t will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the year when the asset isrealised or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balancesheet date.Income tax relating to items recognised directly in equity is recognised in equity.Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset, if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets againstcurrent tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.(c) Sales taxRevenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of sales tax except:• Where the sales tax incurred on a purchase of assets or services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which casethe sales tax is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense item as applicable; and• Receivables and payables that are stated with the amount of sales tax included.The net amount of sales tax recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or payablesin the balance sheet.ANNUAL REPORT 2005