Note 10 - Taxes

  Group   Parent Company
  2010  2009   2010 2009
Current taxes –1,779 –515   –113 7
Deferred taxes 470 –362   –170 167
Taxes included in income for the period –1,309 –877   –283 174
Current tax related to OCI   –52 –12
Deferred tax related to OCI –30   7
Taxes included in total comprehensive income –1,339 –877   –328 162

Deferred taxes in 2010 include a negative effect of SEK –16m (–5) due to changes in tax rates. The low level of current tax in 2009 relates mainly to the effect of an extended period for tax loss carry-back in the US. As a result of this amended legislation, a tax refund was received in the fist quarter of 2010, amounting to SEK 370m. The consolidated accounts include deferred tax liabilities of SEK 165m (205) related to untaxed reserves in the Parent Company.

Theoretical and actual tax rates    
% 2010 2009
Theoretical tax rate 31.3 31.2
Non-recognized tax losses carried forward 2.1 11.2
Non-taxable/non-deductible income statement items, net 2.6 1.0
Changes in estimates relating to deferred tax –4.6 –1.5
Utilized tax losses carried forward –6.7 –12.6
Withholding tax 1.0 0.4
Change in recognition of US tax credits –6.6 2.9
Other 5.6 –7.4
Actual tax rate 24.7 25.2

The theoretical tax rate for the Group is calculated on the basis of the weighted total Group net sales per country, multiplied by the local statutory tax rates. The effective tax rate for 2010 was positively impacted by recognition of US tax credits. The effective tax rate in 2009 was positively impacted by a reversal of a tax provision following a tax settlement in a European country.

Non-recognized deductible temporary differences

As of December 31, 2010, the Group had tax loss carry-forwards and other deductible temporary differences of SEK 4,461m (6,720), which have not been included in computation of deferred tax assets. The non-recognized deductible temporary differences will expire as follows:

  December  31, 2010
2011 363
2012 350
2013 227
2014 227
2015 152
And thereafter 1,389
Without time limit 1,753
Total 4,461

Changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities

The table below shows net deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities amounted to the net deferred tax assets and liabilities in the balance sheet.

                       
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities              
  Excess of depreciation Provision for warranty Provision for pension Provision
for restruc-
turing
Obsole-scense allow-
ance
Unrea-lized profit in stock Recog-nized unused tax losses Other Total deferred tax assets and liabilities Set-off tax Net deferred tax assets and liabilities
Opening balance, January 1, 2009 –748 266 1,017 57 95 49 341 1,263 2,340 2,340
Recognized in total comprehensive  income 44 1 –575 183 14 –11 –18 –362 –362
Divested operations
Exchange differences 28 7 –38 –12 –2 –2 –15 –70 –104 –104
Closing balance, December 31, 2009 –676 274 404 228 107 47 315 1,175 1,874 1,874
Of which deferred tax assets 4 299 631 228 120 50 315 2,085 3,732 –1,039 2,693
Of which deferred tax liabilities –680 –25 –227 –13 –3 –910 –1,858 1,039 –819
                       
Opening balance, January 1, 2010 –676 274 404 228 107 47 315 1,175 1,874 1,874
Recognized in total comprehensive  income 200 –30 –155 259 –16 3 –73 252 440 440
Divested operations
Exchange differences 37 –12 –19 –25 –5 –7 –9 –99 –139 –139
Closing balance, December 31, 2010 –439 232 230 462 86 43 233 1,328 2,175 2,175
Of which deferred tax assets 82 258 535 462 95 43 233 2,173 3,881 –900 2,981
Of which deferred tax liabilities –521 –26 –305 –9 –845 –1,706 900 –806
                       
Other deferred tax assets include tax credits related to production of energy-efficient appliances amounting to SEK 1,036m (753).