notes to the financial statements - Investor Relations
notes to the financial statements - Investor Relations
notes to the financial statements - Investor Relations
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011<br />
12 DEFERRED TAX (CONT’D)<br />
Annual Report 2011<br />
Deferred tax liabilities and assets are offset when <strong>the</strong>re is a legally enforceable right <strong>to</strong> set off current tax assets against current<br />
tax liabilities and when <strong>the</strong> deferred taxes relate <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> same taxation authority. The amounts determined after appropriate<br />
offsetting are included in <strong>the</strong> statement of <strong>financial</strong> position as follows:<br />
Group Company<br />
2011 2010 2011 2010<br />
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000<br />
Deferred tax liabilities 30,799 8,847 - 302<br />
Deferred tax assets (5,364) (1,838) - -<br />
Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of <strong>the</strong> following items:<br />
Group<br />
2011 2010<br />
$’000 $’000<br />
Deductible temporary differences 556 988<br />
Unutilised tax losses 63,838 38,680<br />
64,394 39,668<br />
The tax losses are subject <strong>to</strong> agreement by <strong>the</strong> tax authorities and compliance with tax regulations in <strong>the</strong> respective countries<br />
in which certain subsidiaries operate. The deductible temporary differences and tax losses do not expire under current tax<br />
legislation.<br />
Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of <strong>the</strong>se items because it is not probable that future taxable profits<br />
will be available against which certain subsidiaries of <strong>the</strong> Group can utilise <strong>the</strong> benefits.<br />
13 OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS<br />
Group Company<br />
2011 2010 2011 2010<br />
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r investments 4,681 93 3 3<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r investments include clearing memberships with <strong>the</strong> Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”), <strong>the</strong> Chicago Board of Trade<br />
(“CBOT”) and <strong>the</strong> New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”) amounting <strong>to</strong> $4,200,000 (2010: nil). The clearing membership<br />
is a prerequisite for <strong>the</strong> Group <strong>to</strong> trade in CME, CBOT and NYMEX.<br />
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