10. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when the deferred income taxes relate to the same fiscal authority.
The net value of deferred tax liabilities is as follows:
CHF million | 2014 | 2013 |
---|---|---|
At January 1 | 279.7 | 16.3 |
Deferred income tax expense | – 8.8 | – 11.8 |
Tax charged to comprehensive income | 40.5 | 274.4 |
Currency translation | – 0.9 | 0.8 |
At December 31 | 310.5 | 279.7 |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities were generated from the following balance sheet positions:
CHF million | 2014 | 2013 |
---|---|---|
Deferred tax assets | ||
Property, plant, and equipment | 13.9 | 4.7 |
Intangible assets | – | – |
Pension assets and liabilities | 37.3 | 17.5 |
Receivables | 7.8 | 7.9 |
Inventories | 22.4 | 12.4 |
Payables and accruals | 68.7 | 38.7 |
Other | 4.6 | 5.1 |
Deferred tax assets gross | 154.8 | 86.3 |
Netting | – 93.7 | – 64.4 |
Total | 61.1 | 21.9 |
Deferred tax liabilities | ||
Property, plant, and equipment | 43.6 | 42.5 |
Intangible assets | 31.8 | – |
Pension assets and liabilities | 362.5 | 304.9 |
Receivables | 7.6 | 1.9 |
Inventories | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Payables and accruals | 14.5 | 11.0 |
Derivative assets and liabilities | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Other | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Deferred tax liabilities gross | 465.2 | 366.0 |
Netting | – 93.7 | – 64.4 |
Total | 371.6 | 301.6 |
Net deferred tax | 310.5 | 279.7 |
Tax Loss Carry-forwards
Deferred tax assets are recognized for tax loss carry-forwards to the extent that the realization of the related tax benefit through future taxable profits is probable. The expiration of tax loss carry-forwards are:
CHF million | 2014 | 2013 |
---|---|---|
Between one and five years | 2.8 | 12.2 |
Between six and ten years | 14.7 | 24.2 |
Over ten years | 1.6 | 8.0 |
Total | 19.1 | 44.4 |
Tax loss carry-forwards utilized in 2014 amounted to CHF 10.2 million (CHF 47.9 million in 2013).