Note 14 - Taxes

  Group Parent Company
SEK 000s 2009 2008 2009 2008
Tax in profit and loss         
– current tax –575 –2,375 –16,882 16,451
– deferred tax 55,145 9,730 63,785 –7,451
Total 54,570 7,355 46,903 9,000

 

  Group Parent Company
  2009 2008 2009 2008
  SEK 000s % SEK 000s % SEK 000s % SEK 000s %
Difference between recognized tax expense and tax expense based on the current tax rate                
Recognized profit/loss before tax –275,990   258,629   –193,339   211,459  
Tax at current Swedish tax rate, 26.3% 72,585 26 –72,416 –28 50,848 26 –59,209 –28
– Difference in tax rate in countries in which operations are conducted –1,313 0 –3,769 –2
– Restatement – Effect of adjusted tonnage tax asset/liability due to new lower tax rate in Sweden 9,237 4 –531 0
– Effect of adjusted tonnage tax in Norway 3) 30,940 12
– Tonnage-tax based operations  –4,851 –2 53,764 22
– Effect of recognition in functional currency –11,901 –4 –10,623 –4
– Effect of non-taxable revenue 1,308 0 853 0 9,540 4 76,219 36
– Effect of non-deductible expenses –421 0 –440 0 –14,271 –7 –5,977 –3
– Change in value of pension commitments 702 0 –3,394 –2 981 1 –3,007 –2
– Adjustment of preceding year’s tax 134 0 1,735 1 –188 0 1,495 1
– Other –1,674 0 1,468 1 –7 0 8 0
Tax expense 54,570 20% 7,355 4% 46,903 24% –9,000 4%

 

  Group
  2009 2008
SEK 000s Before tax Tax After tax Before tax Tax After tax
Tax attributable to other comprehensive income            
             
Change in hedge reserve 21,962 –5,776 16,186 –60,407 16,914 –43,493
Change in translation reserve 34,633 34,633 50,479 50,479
  56,595 –5,776 50,819 –9,928 16,914 6,986

 

  Group Parent Company
SEK 000s 2009 2008 2009 2008
Deferred tax receivables        
– Pension commitments considering time of deductibility 14,534 13,832 13,605 12,624
– Financial instruments, valuation at market value 1,998 16,103
– Loss carry-forwards 1) 66,514 6,457 65,882 6,821
  83,046 36,392 79,487 19,445
         
Deferred tax liabilities        
– Intangible fixed assets, temporary differences 7,490 11,235
– Tangible fixed assets, temporary differences 2) 170,275 201,551
– Other liabilities considering time of deductibility 3) 47,539 46,677
  217,814 248,228 7,490 11,235
         
Net deferred tax receivable/(tax liability) 4) –134,768 –211,835 71,997 8,210
         

1) For the Swedish units, this item represents the net of accumulated loss carryforwards and untaxed reserves.

2) Temporary differences resulting from tax treatment of amortization/depreciation and impairment.

3) The Norwegian government decided to change the rules for its tonnage tax system, which in 2008 meant that the Group was able to convert some of earlier years’ provisions to shareholders’ equity. This measure had a positive tax effect of SEK 30,940,000 in 2008. At the end of 2009, total repayments of net SEK 52,466,000 (54,492,000) remain of the original provision of SEK 94,405,000 from the time of the introduction of the new Norwegian tonnage tax regulation on January 1, 2007. See also information in the Board of Directors’ Report in the section Significant events after the end of the year.

4) Deferred tax liabilities are recognized net, since the right of offset is considered to apply in accordance with Swedish tax legislation.

 

The net amount of loss carryforwards in the Group, for the Swedish units, after untaxed reserves, totaled SEK 252,903,000 (24,553,000), which was recognized in its entirety as deferred tax assets. Loss carryforwards in the Parent Company amounted to SEK 250,501,000 (25,935,000), for which deferred tax assets were recognized in their entirety. Temporary differences regarding investments in subsidiaries were not recognized, since capital gains/losses are not taxable in accordance with the applicable tax legislation.

Deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that the amounts could be utilized against future taxable surpluses. Taxes recognized against shareholders’ equity amount to an expense of SEK 23,312,000 (12,346,000).