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Annual Report 2014 Report by the Board of Directors Notes Proposed distribution of earnings Auditor’s report 11-year review Quarterly info

Note 10 Taxes

  Group Parent Company
  2013 2014 2013 2014
Current taxes –1,240 –881 –53 –40
Deferred taxes 1,008 126 818 117
Taxes included in income for the period –232 –755 765 77
Taxes related to OCI –607 798 –6 –1
Taxes included in total ­comprehensive income –839 43 759 76

There were no material effects of changes in tax rates in 2014 or 2013. The consolidated accounts include deferred tax liabilities of SEK 87m (123) related to untaxed reserves in the Parent Company.

Theoretical and actual tax rates

% 2013 2014
Theoretical tax rate 30.5 28.8
Non-taxable/non-deductible income statement items, net –4.5 –0.1
Non-recognized tax losses carried forward 9.3 10.8
Utilized non-recognized tax losses carried forward –6.1 –2.7
Other changes in estimates relating to deferred tax –21.9 –8.9
Withholding tax 11.1 2.6
Other 7.2 –5.3
Actual tax rate 25.6 25.2

The theoretical tax rate for the Group is calculated on the basis of the weighted total Group net sales per country, multiplied by the local statutory tax rates.

Non-recognized deductible temporary differences

As of December 31, 2014, the Group had tax loss carry-forwards and other deductible temporary differences of SEK 10,260m (9,534), which have not been included in computation of deferred tax assets. The non-recognized deductible temporary differences will expire as follows:

  December 31, 2014
2015 4
2016 38
2017 148
2018 115
2019 315
And thereafter 4,519
Without time limit 5,121
Total 10,260

Changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities

The table below shows the movement in net deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Net deferred tax assets and liabilities

  Excess of depreciation Provision for warranty Provision for pension Provision for restructuring Inventories Recognized unused tax losses Accrued expenses and ­prepaid income Other Total deferred tax assets and liabilities Set-off tax Net deferred tax assets and ­liabilities
Opening balance, January 1, 2013 –283 76 986 336 –232 669 566 921 3,039 3,039
Recognized in total comprehensive income 53 51 –610 164 –9 101 –29 651 372 372
Exchange-rate differences –2 –13 31 27 –2 15 –21 –87 –52 –52
Closing balance, December 31, 2013 –232 114 407 527 –243 785 516 1,485 3,359 3,359
Of which deferred tax assets 131 190 561 527 141 785 516 2,175 5,026 –641 4,385
Of which deferred tax liabilities –363 –76 –154 –384 –690 –1,667 641 –1,026
Opening balance, January 1, 2014 –232 114 407 527 –243 785 516 1,485 3,359 3,359
Recognized in total comprehensive income 55 –3 795 30 35 148 –67 –59 934 934
Exchange-rate differences –44 12 78 16 –39 22 58 268 371 371
Closing balance, December 31, 2014 –221 123 1,280 573 –247 955 507 1,694 4,664 4,664
Of which deferred tax assets 323 213 1,307 573 178 955 507 2,295 6351 –1,000 5,351
Of which deferred tax liabilities –544 –90 –27 –425 –601 –1,687 1,000 –687

Other deferred tax assets include tax credits related to the production of energy-efficient appliances amounting to SEK 463m (573).