Notes to the financial statements


8     INCOME TAX CREDIT

  2008
£m
  2007
£m
UK corporation tax at 30% (2007: 30%)  
Overseas tax income 0.5  
Income tax credit 0.5  

  2008
£m
  2007
£m
Profit before tax – continuing operations 8.0   8.0
Effective taxation at 30% 2.4   2.4
Tax calculated at domestic tax rates applicable to profits in respective countries 2.4   2.4
Income not subject to tax (1.5)   (0.1)
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 2.6   1.0
Utilisation of previously unrecognised tax losses (1.5)  
Current tax losses for which no deferred tax asset was recognised 0.3   1.5
Double tax relief on dividend from overseas Group subsidiary   (0.4)
Utilisation of previously unrecognised other deferred tax assets (2.3)   (4.4)
Overseas tax recovered (0.5)  
Recognition of previously unrecognised tax losses (0.3)  
Remeasurement of deferred tax with respect to the change in UK tax rate 0.3  
Income tax credit – continuing operations (0.5)  
 
During the year, as a result of the change in UK corporation tax rates which will be effective from 1 April 2008, deferred tax balances have been remeasured. Deferred tax relating to temporary differences that are expected to reverse after 1 April 2008 are measured at the new UK tax rate of 28% as this is the tax rate that will apply on reversal.

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