Annual financial statements statement 2015
Supplement to the integrated annual report 30 June 2015
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GROUP FINANCIALS STATEMENTS

32.  

Income tax expense  

    2015   2014  
    Rm   Rm  
 

Current tax  

   
  South African company tax   453   480  
  Current tax on profits for the year   466   488  
  Prior year adjustment   (13)  (8) 
  Other countries’ company tax   1 006   226  
  Current tax on profits for the year   81   85  
  Current additional profits tax   621   76  
  Prior year adjustment*   304   65  
  Total current tax   1 459   706  
       
 

Deferred tax  

   
  Temporary differences (note 6 (1 873)  (565) 
  Prior year adjustment (note 6 155   3  
  Change in tax rate (Zimbabwe corporate tax)  42   —  
  Total deferred tax   (1 676)  (562) 
 

Total income tax expense  

(217)  144  
  The tax of the Group’s profit differs as follows from the theoretical charge that would arise using the basic tax rate of 28% for South African companies:      
 

Normal tax for companies on profit before tax  

(1 220)  4  
  Adjusted for:      
  Disallowable expenditure:      
  Income tax interest and penalties   56   20  
  Unrealised share-based compensation expense   40   7  
  Finance cost accruals   86   26  
  Consulting fees   1   11  
  Fair value adjustments   5   36  
  Other   50   78  
  Disallowable income:      
  Profit on sale of assets   (51)  (32) 
  Other   (33)  (3) 
  Prior year adjustment   446   60  
  Change in tax rate (Zimbabwe corporate tax)  42   —  
  Deferred tax not recognised   3   8  
  Effect of after-tax share of profit from associates   (105)  (102) 
  Effect of different taxes of foreign subsidiaries   (151)  (45) 
  Additional profits tax   614   76  
 

Tax expense  

(217)  144  
  The Group is subject to income taxes in numerous jurisdictions. Significant judgement is required in determining the provision for income taxes. There are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain during the ordinary course of business. The Group recognises liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues based
on estimates of whether additional taxes will be due.  
  Where the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the amounts that were initially reported, such differences
will impact the income tax and deferred tax provisions in the period in which such determination is made.  
 

* Mainly prior years’ additional profit tax following failure of appeal to the Special Court of Appeal in Zimbabwe against the ZIMRA interpretation of the APT provisions.