7.h.        DEFERRED TAXES

 

The amounts refer to taxes resulting from deductible temporary differences and from losses carried forward, which are deemed to be recoverable.

 

The breakdown of “Deferred tax assets and liabilities” by type of temporary difference, is as follows:

 

(in thousands of euro)

2010

2009

 

Amount of

temporary

differences

Tax

 effect

Amount of

temporary

differences

Tax

 effect

Temporary difference liabilities from:

     - write-down of current assets

152,193

48,907

126,013

39,629

     - write-down of fixed assets

67,982

21,640

56,511

18,289

     - revaluation of current liabilities

40,268

12,441

27,127

8,730

     - revaluation of personnel provisions

39,327

11,926

31,510

9,837

     - revaluation of provisions for risks and losses

51,446

15,896

82,948

24,933

     - revaluation of long-term debt

40

13

406

130

     - write-down of financial instruments

50,162

16,837

35,851

11,625

     - tax losses from prior periods

293,689

90,725

235,621

75,776

Total deferred tax assets

695,107

218,385

595,987

188,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary difference assets from:

     - revaluation of current assets

3,265

886

3,500

1,115

     - revaluation of fixed assets

532,349

170,147

518,739

163,586

     - write-down of current liabilities

16,571

5,163

3,646

1,171

     - valuation of personnel provisions

22,454

6,321

23,815

6,846

     - write-down of provisions for risks and losses

1,226

357

895

774

     - revaluation of financial instruments

30,983

10,354

25,476

8,497

Total deferred tax liabilities

606,848

193,228

576,071

181,489

Net deferred taxes

 

25,157

 

7,460

 

Earlier losses not utilized for the calculation of deferred taxes refer to CIR International for approximately € 424 million, which can be carried forward without any limit, and to the Sogefi group for € 15.7 million. It should be pointed out that no deferred tax assets were calculated for these losses because present conditions are such that there is no certainty that they can be recovered.

 

The changes in “Deferred tax assets and liabilities” during the year was as follows:

 

2010

Balance at

31.12.2009

Use of deferred taxes

from prior periods

Deferred taxes

arising in period

Exch. rate

differences

Other

changes

Balance at 31.12.2010

(in thousands of euro)

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

- income statement

184,022

(26,031)

54,582

--

(506)

212,067

- shareholders’ equity

4,927

(588)

508

341

1,130

6,318

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

- income statement

(180,882)

5,704

(7,056)

--

1,261

(180,973)

- shareholders’ equity

(607)

298

(5,065)

(775)

(6,106)

(12,255)

Net deferred taxes

7,460

 

 

 

 

25,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

Balance at

31.12.2008

Use of deferred taxes

from prior periods

Deferred taxes

arising in period

Exch. rate

differences

Balance at

31.12.2009

(in thousands of euro)

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

- income statement

114,310

(13,457)

82,501

668

184,022

- shareholders’ equity

3,791

(2,113)

3,249

--

4,927

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

- income statement

(174,916)

11,621

(16,286)

(1,301)

(180,882)

- shareholders’ equity

13

(13)

(607)

--

(607)

Net deferred taxes

(56,802)

(3,962)

68,857

(633)

7,460

 

The item “Other changes” refers mainly to business combinations.