NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2014
2.
Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d)
2.22 Revenue (cont’d)
(iii) Rental income
Rental income arising from the investment properties are recognised on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
(iv) Interest income
Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method.
(v) Dividend income
Dividend income is recognised when the Group’s right to receive payment is established.
2.23 Taxes
(a) Current income tax
Current income tax assets and liabilities for the current and prior periods are measured at the amount expected to be
recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those
that are enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period, in the countries where the Group operates
and generates taxable income.
Current income taxes are recognised in profit or loss except to the extent that the tax relates to items recognised outside
profit or loss, either in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. Management periodically evaluates positions
taken in the tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulations are subject to interpretation and
establishes provisions where appropriate.
(b) Deferred tax
Deferred tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences at the end of the reporting period between
the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all temporary differences, except:
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Where the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or of an asset or liability in a
transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting
profit nor taxable profit or loss; and
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In respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiary companies and interests in
joint ventures, where the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is probable
that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, carry forward of unused tax credits and
unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible
temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised except:
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Where the deferred tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of
an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects
neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and
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In respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiary companies and interests
in joint ventures, deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that the temporary
differences will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary
differences can be utilised.
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