Events 2005 - ChartNexus

Notes to the Financial Statements 31 December 2005
25. PROFIT BEFORE TAX (Continued)
Group Company
2005 2004 2005 2004
RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000
After charging: (Continued)
Lease rental 188 23 135 8
Rental of premises 1,119 951 601 465
Retirement benefits 782 683 782 683
Allowance for doubtful debts 540 728 347 373
Bad debts written off 7 194 7 10
Loss on liquidation of associated company – 772 – 875
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment 283 145 – –
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 1 – – –
And crediting:
Allowance for doubtful debts no longer required 846 165 113 161
Dividend income – – 31,860 –
Gain on foreign exchange 111 52 111 52
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment 16,835 1,355 974 1,283
Interest income 14,857 8,518 13,372 7,929
Bad debt recovered 3 80 3 1
Rental income 1,396 1,298 1,331 1,229
Accretion of discounts 143 143 143 143
The estimated money value of benefits-in-kind not included in the above received by Directors of the Company was RM455,721
(2004: RM495,698) for the Group and the Company.
26. TAX EXPENSE
Group Company
2005 2004 2005 2004
RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000
Current year tax expense based on profit for the financial year
Malaysian income tax 13,888 21,095 20,490 18,450
Foreign income tax 81 73 – –
13,969 21,168 20,490 18,450
Deferred tax (Note 23) 22,768 3,872 23,025 4,070
36,737 25,040 43,515 22,520
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