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Exxaro Resources Limited
Group and company annual financial
statements for the year ended
31 December 2023
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CHAPTER 7:Taxation

  • 7.4RECONCILIATION OF TAX RATES
   Group      Company   
For the year ended 31 December  2023 
2022 
%
 
  2023 
2022 
%
 
Tax as a percentage of profit before tax  18.0  19.2    0.1  1.3 
Tax effect of:           
– Net capital losses1  (0.1)     (0.1)  
– Impairments charges    (0.1)   (0.1) (0.3)
– ECLs on financial assets at amortised cost2  (0.1) (0.1)   (1.2) (0.1)
– Expenses not deductible for tax purposes3  (0.4) (0.6)     (0.2)
– Other deductible tax adjustments4  1.3  0.5    0.8  0.3 
– Exempt income5  0.1  0.1    27.5  27.2 
– Reduction in tax rate    1.4      (0.1)
– Post-tax equity-accounted income  10.5  8.1       
– Remeasurements of foreign normal tax  0.2  0.3       
– Dividend withholding tax  (0.2) (0.1)      
– Prior year tax adjustments  (1.1) 0.2      (0.1)
– Deferred tax assets not recognised  (0.8) (0.3)      
– Imputed income from controlled foreign companies and investments  (0.4) (0.6)      
Standard tax rate  27.0  28.0    27.0  28.0 
Effective tax rate, excluding income from equity-accounted investments  29.5  27.1       
1 Relates to disposals of property, plant and equipment.           
2 Relates to ECLs on loans which do not qualify for section 11(j).           
3 Expenses not deductible for tax purposes:  (0.4) (0.6)   (0.2)
– Consulting, legal and other professional fees  (0.2) (0.1)      
– ESD grants    (0.1)   (0.2)
– Distribution to beneficiaries of Exxaro ESOP Trust  (0.2) (0.4)      
4 Other deductible tax adjustments:  1.3  0.5    0.8  0.3 
– Share-based payments  0.6  0.2    0.9  0.3 
– Other  0.7  0.3    (0.1)  
5 Group: Mainly relates to dividends received by Exxaro ESOP Trust and Exxaro Aga Setshaba NPC (tax exempt institutions). Company: Relates to dividend income received.