IAS 12 Income Taxes

Synopsis

• Current tax for the current and prior periods is recognised as a liability to the extent that it remains outstanding, or an asset, to the extent that amounts paid are in excess of that due. It should be recognised using the tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
• Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for taxable temporary differences
• Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses and credits to the extent that a taxable profit will be available against which they can be utilised.
• Deferred tax assets and liabilities should be measured at the tax rates expected to apply to the date when the liability is settled or asset realised.

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The following interpretations refer to IAS 12

• IFRIC 7 Applying the Restatement Approach under IAS 29 Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies
  Provides guidance on the restatement of financial statements when hyperinflation is initially identified.

• IFRIC 21 Levies
  Provides guidance on when to recognise a liability for a levy imposed by a government.

• IFRIC 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments
  Clarifies how to apply the recognition and measurement requirements of IAS 12 when there is uncertainty over income tax treatments.

• SIC 25 Income Taxes – Changes in the Tax Status of an Enterprise or its Shareholders
  Addresses the deferred tax consequences of changes in tax status of an enterprise or its shareholders.

Other resources

Factsheets:

• 2017 IFRS Accounts, 2019 IFRS accounts and 2021 IFRS Accounts
  Provide more information on amendment 3. 

This page was last updated 4 February 2022.