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Deferred tax

Deferred tax is the tax effect of temporary differences between the accounting carrying amount of assets and liabilities and their tax base. IAS 12 recognises deferred tax liabilities and, when future taxable profit is probable, deferred tax assets, including those from tax losses.

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Updated 31 Oct 2026.